NHTSA Campaign 04V407000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 04V407000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V407000 with NHTSA on August 17, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V407000, NHTSA lists up to 32,301 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2003 and July 31, 2004.
The 04V407000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V407000 were scheduled from October 11, 2004, 55 days after the report.
04V407000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V407000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V407000 ranks 108 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V407000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V407000 was 04V300000, reported on June 23, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR SAFETY BELT CAN BECOME TWISTED.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR MAY LOCK IN POSITION SO THAT THE BELT CANNOT BE USED. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SAFETY BELT WEBBING GUIDE TO PREVENT THE BELT FROM TWISTING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438. VEHICLE OWNERS LOCATED IN GUAM SHOULD CONTACT GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AT 1-671-648-8453.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04069.
Reported August 17, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V407000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V407000, 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: August 17, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted