NHTSA Campaign 03V050000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V050000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V050000 with NHTSA on February 14, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V050000, NHTSA lists up to 18,327 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2002 and January 12, 2003.
The 03V050000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V050000 were scheduled from June 3, 2003, 109 days after the report.
03V050000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V050000 ranks 126 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V050000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 03V050000 was 02V227000, reported on September 5, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VANS WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF LESS THAN 8,500 POUNDS, DURING A VEHICLE CRASH SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT RELEASE AFTER THE VEHICLE CRASH, OR ALTERNATELY MAY EJECT THE SAFETY BELT LATCH DURING THE VEHICLE CRASH.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 3, 2003. 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03007.
Reported February 14, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V050000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V050000, 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: February 14, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted