NHTSA Campaign 04V300000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 04V300000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V300000 with NHTSA on June 23, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V300000, NHTSA lists up to 37 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2004 and April 30, 2004.
The 04V300000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V300000 were scheduled from August 23, 2004, 61 days after the report.
04V300000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V300000 ranks 247 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V300000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V300000 was 04V225000, reported on May 11, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, 'SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES.' THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR SAFETY BELT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH AN INCORRECT NUT AND BOLT.
- The risk
- IN A SEVERE CRASH, THE UPPER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE MAY SEPARATE. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SEAT BELT COULD THEN BE REDUCED AND THE OCCUPANT COULD RECEIVE GREATER INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE AND INSTALL A NEW NUT AND BOLT, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04056.
Reported June 23, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V300000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V300000, 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: June 23, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted