NHTSA Campaign 05V061000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 05V061000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: mid/rear assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V061000 with NHTSA on February 18, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V061000, NHTSA lists up to 18,850 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2004 and January 31, 2005.
The 05V061000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V061000 were scheduled from April 5, 2005, 46 days after the report.
05V061000 covers 3 models from Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V061000 ranks 122 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V061000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 3 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 05V061000 was 03V346000, reported on September 29, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE OUTBOARD RELEASE HANDLE ON THE IMPACT-SIDE SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEAT MAY BE ACTUATED AND THE REAR LATCHES MAY UNLATCH EARLY IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH. THIS WAS DISCOVERED IN A SIDE IMPACT TEST RUN BY GM, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO NHTSA'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) SIDE IMPACT TEST.
- The risk
- IF THE REAR LATCHES OF THE SEAT RELEASE EARLY IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, THE FRONT OUTBOARD LATCH MAY DISENGAGE AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SEAT LATCH RELEASE HANDLE AND INSTALL A BLACK PLASTIC CAP OVER THE EXPOSED METAL STUD TO ELIMINATE THE SIDE IMPACT SAFETY CONCERN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05015.
Reported February 18, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V061000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V061000, 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: February 18, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted