NHTSA Campaign 04V225000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 04V225000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V225000 with NHTSA on May 11, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V225000, NHTSA lists up to 736 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004.
The 04V225000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V225000 were scheduled from September 9, 2004, 121 days after the report.
04V225000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V225000 ranks 213 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V225000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V225000 was 04V201000, reported on April 28, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN EXTENDED AND REGULAR CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND CARGO VANS CONVERTED TO COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, 'CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS.' THESE VEHICLES HAVE ONE SEATING POSITION, THE CENTER REAR SEAT, EQUIPPED WITH CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORAGES.
- The risk
- THE STANDARD REQUIRES CHILD SEAT LOWER ANCHORAGES IN TWO SEATING POSITIONS FOR VEHICLES WITH THREE REAR SEATING POSITIONS. THE STANDARD CAB AND CARGO VAN VEHICLES, WHICH ONLY HAVE FRONT SEATING POSITIONS, HAVE AN AIR BAG OFF SWITCH TO DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DO NOT HAVE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORAGES IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE STANDARD REQUIRES PASSENGER SEAT CHILD SEAT LOWER ANCHORAGES IN VEHICLES WITH AN AIR BAG OFF SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE STANDARD DOES NOT REQUIRE VEHICLES WITH ONLY FRONT SEATING POSITIONS TO HAVE LOWER ANCHORAGE PROVISIONS IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR BAG OFF SWITCH.
- The fix
- TO BRING THE STANDARD CAB AND CARGO VAN VEHICLES INTO COMPLIANCE, DEALERS WILL INJECT EPOXY INTO THE AIR BAG OFF SWITCH TO PREVENT AIR BAG ACTIVATION, RELOCATE THE SWITCH BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN INSTALL A COVER OVER THE RESULTING OPENING. THE SUN VISOR LABEL AND OWNER'S MANUAL WILL ALSO BE CHANGED. THE CORRECTION FOR THE EXTENDED CAB VEHICLE WILL CONSIST OF CHANGING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO A SEAT THAT HAS CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORAGES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04038.
Reported May 11, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V225000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V225000, 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: May 11, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted