NHTSA Campaign 04V201000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 04V201000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V201000 with NHTSA on April 28, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V201000, NHTSA lists up to 261,801 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2000 and January 31, 2002.
The 04V201000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V201000 were scheduled from June 24, 2004, 57 days after the report.
04V201000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2002.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V201000 ranks 35 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V201000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V201000 was 04V189000, reported on April 19, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." ONE OF THE TWO SENSORS IN THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS COULD BE INOPERATIVE. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL LOCK WHEN THE BELT WEBBING IS EXTRACTED DURING A CRASH; HOWEVER, THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATES QUICKLY, SUCH AS HEAVY BRAKING, MAY NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT AS INTENDED DURING A CRASH, AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS, AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 24, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04037.
Reported April 28, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V201000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V201000, 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 28, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted