NHTSA Campaign 05V558000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 05V558000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V558000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V558000, NHTSA lists up to 425,593 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003.
The 05V558000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V558000 were scheduled from March 15, 2006, 86 days after the report.
05V558000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003–2006.
Owners of the model years 05V558000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V558000 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Express has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V558000 ranks 23 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V558000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 05V558000 was 05V163000, reported on April 22, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN FULL-SIZE PASSENGER, CARGO, OR CUTAWAY VANS, THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL NOT UNLATCH.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLES AND, IF FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE, THE ENTIRE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD BE REPLACED. FOR BUCKLES FOUND TO BE OPERATIVE, DEALER WILL REPLACE ONLY THE UPPER BUCKLE COVER. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE MAILING BEGAN DURING MARCH 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05113.
Reported December 19, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V558000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V558000, 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: December 19, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted