NHTSA Campaign 02V253000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
NHTSA campaign 02V253000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: head restraint. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V253000 with NHTSA on September 17, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V253000, NHTSA lists up to 558,904 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and July 31, 2001.
The 02V253000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V253000 were scheduled from November 8, 2002, 52 days after the report.
02V253000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 02V253000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V253000 vehicles, the 2000 GMC Yukon has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V253000 ranks 17 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V253000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 3 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 02V253000 was 01V383000, reported on December 13, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REARWARD FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, TWO POTENTIAL PINCH POINTS EXIST ON EACH OF THE FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS WHEN THE RESTRAINTS ARE FOLDED REARWARD AS THE SEATBACK IS FOLDED DOWN.
- The risk
- IF A PERSON WERE TO INSERT THEIR FINGER(S) INTO THE PINCH POINT WHEN THE HEAD RESTRAINT FOLDS, IT COULD TRAP AND PINCH THE FINGER(S) CAUSING INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTIVE COVERS OVER THE PINCH POINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 8, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.
Reported September 17, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V253000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V253000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted