NHTSA Campaign 03V346000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 03V346000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V346000 with NHTSA on September 29, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V346000, NHTSA lists up to 6,771 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2003 and August 31, 2003.
The 03V346000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V346000 were scheduled from September 19, 2003.
03V346000 covers 2 models from Cadillac, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V346000 ranks 158 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V346000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 3 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 03V346000 was 02V253000, reported on September 17, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." ONE OR BOTH FRONT ANCHOR TABS FOR THE FRONT BUCKET SEATS ARE NOT ENGAGED IN THE FLOOR PAN REINFORCEMENT SLOTS. A SEAT WITH ONLY ONE TAB ENGAGED OR NEITHER ENGAGED WOULD NOT MEET THE STATIC REARWARD LOADING TEST REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- The risk
- IN SOME CRASH CONDITIONS, THE SEAT COULD PIVOT REARWARD AND ITS OCCUPANT OR A REAR SEAT OCCUPANT COULD BE INJURED MORE SEVERELY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ENSURE THAT BOTH FRONT ANCHOR TABS ARE FULLY SEATED IN THE FLOOR PAN REINFORCEMENT SLOTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 19, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GM AT 1-800-458-8006.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03050.
Reported September 29, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V346000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V346000, 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 29, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted