NHTSA Campaign 04V188000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 04V188000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V188000 with NHTSA on April 16, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V188000, NHTSA lists up to 84,474 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004.
The 04V188000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V188000 were scheduled from May 7, 2004, 21 days after the report.
04V188000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V188000 ranks 68 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V188000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V188000 was 03V050000, reported on February 14, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ANALYSIS OF AN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH TEST CONDUCTED BY THE NHTSA;S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) INDICATED THAT THE OUTBOARD ANCHORAGE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT COULD DISCONNECT BECAUSE OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE SEAT TRIM AND THE ANCHORAGE CONNECTOR WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED TO ITS LOWEST POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURRED IN A CRASH, THE DRIVER COULD RECEIVE GREATER INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSERT A RETAINER ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S BELT ANCHORAGES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04027.
Reported April 16, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V188000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V188000, 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: April 16, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted