NHTSA Campaign 10V480000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 10V480000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 10V480000 with NHTSA on October 13, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V480000, NHTSA lists up to 303,100 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
The 10V480000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V480000 were scheduled from November 5, 2010, 23 days after the report.
10V480000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2009–2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V480000 ranks 27 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 10V480000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 10V480000 was 10V375000, reported on August 12, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 CHEVROLET IMPALAS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." THE FRONT SAFETY BELT WEBBING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SECURED TO THE LAP BELT ANCHOR PRETENSIONER MOUNTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SEAT NEAREST THE DOOR.
- The risk
- THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT AS INTENDED DURING A CRASH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELTS FOR PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ANCHORS TO THE PRETENSIONERS AND, IF NECESSARY, REINSTALL THE ANCHORS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 10312.
Reported October 13, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V480000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V480000, 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: October 13, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted