NHTSA Campaign 05V163000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 05V163000 covers 21 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V163000 with NHTSA on April 22, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V163000, NHTSA lists up to 1,359,824 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 24, 2004 and November 2, 2004.
The 05V163000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V163000 were scheduled from July 21, 2005, 90 days after the report.
05V163000 covers 7 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003–2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V163000 ranks 7 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V163000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 05V163000 was 04V407000, reported on August 17, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE 2ND ROW CENTER OCCUPANT SEAT BELT ROUTING MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO POSITION THE LAP PORTION OF THE SAFETY BELT LOW AROUND THE HIPS OF OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY SMALLER OCCUPANTS, SEATED IN THIS POSITION. APPROPRIATE USE OF A CHILD SEAT OR BOOSTER SEAT, AS RECOMMENDED FOR SMALL CHILDREN, DOES IMPROVE THE FIT CONDITION FOR THIS USER GROUP. IN ADDITION TO INSTRUCTIONS ON PROPER INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD RESTRAINT (WITH CHILD SEATS OR BOOSTERS), SPECIAL VERBIAGE FOR RESTRAINING OLDER CHILD IS INCLUDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ALSO, THE SUGGESTED SEAT BELT FIT/ROUTING FOR ADULTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF SEATING POSITION, IS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TEXT.
- The risk
- A LAP PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT ROUTING THAT IS NOT LOW AND SNUG ON THE HIPS CAN ALLOW THE LAP BELT TO RIDE UP ON AN OCCUPANT'S ABDOMEN INSTEAD OF FITTING LOW AROUND THEIR HIPBONES, AND THEREFORE, CAN EXPOSE THEM TO MORE RISK OF ABDOMINAL AND INTERNAL ORGAN INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CUT OPEN THE GUIDE LOOP, REMOVE A PORTION OF THE LOOP, AND THEN THE REMAINING TWO SIDES SHOULD BE FOLDED OVER AND SECURED WITH A RETAINER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05037.
Reported April 22, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V163000 (21)
Chevrolet (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V163000, 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 22, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted