NHTSA Campaign 08V238000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 08V238000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V238000 with NHTSA on April 15, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V238000, NHTSA lists up to 4,003 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and October 31, 2005.
The 08V238000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V238000 were scheduled from April 30, 2008, 15 days after the report.
08V238000 covers 2 models from GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V238000 ranks 173 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V238000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 08V238000 was 07V454000, reported on September 26, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 4,003 MY 2006 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA 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 BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> . NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 05V558).
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05113A.
Reported April 15, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V238000 (2)
GMC (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V238000, 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 15, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted