NHTSA Campaign 11V552000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 11V552000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V552000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V552000, NHTSA lists up to 5,593 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 9, 2011 and October 25, 2011.
The 11V552000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V552000 were scheduled from December 7, 2011, 20 days after the report.
11V552000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V552000 ranks 16 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYON VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 19, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH DRIVER SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TERMINALS THAT DO NOT FIT SNUGLY WITH THE CONNECTOR PINS, CAUSING THE CONNECTION TO BE INTERMITTENT.
- The risk
- THE LOOSE CONNECTIONS MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO NOT RECEIVE A VISUAL OR AUDIBLE WARNING THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IS NOT FASTENED, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TERMINALS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11322.
Reported November 17, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V552000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V552000, 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: November 17, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted