NHTSA Campaign 14V266000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 14V266000 covers 20 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V266000 with NHTSA on May 20, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V266000, NHTSA lists up to 1,339,355 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 14, 2008 and May 14, 2014.
Owner notification letters for 14V266000 were scheduled from July 11, 2014, 52 days after the report.
14V266000 covers 4 models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Saturn, model years 2009–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V266000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V266000 vehicles, the 2014 Buick Enclave has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V266000 ranks 9 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V266000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through March 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue and separate over time.
- The risk
- If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
- The fix
- General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on July 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on July 11, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). General Motors recall number for this campaign is 14187.
Reported May 20, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V266000 (20)
Buick (6)
Chevrolet (6)
Saturn (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V266000, 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: May 20, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted