NHTSA Campaign 14V318000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 14V318000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V318000 with NHTSA on June 12, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V318000, NHTSA lists up to 28,789 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 16, 2005 and July 11, 2006.
The 14V318000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V318000 were scheduled from October 6, 2015, 481 days after the report.
14V318000 covers 1 model from Saab, model years 2004–2011.
Owners of the model years 14V318000 covers have filed at least 140 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V318000 vehicles, the 2004 Saab 9-3 has the most (79).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V318000 ranks 100 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V318000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 14V318000 was 14V266000, reported on May 20, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 Saab 9-3 Convertible vehicles manufactured July 30, 2003, to February 15, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the driver's side front seat belt retractor may break, causing the seat belt webbing not to retract.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, a seat belt that has not retracted may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt retractor, free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2015. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14222. Note: Special Coverage 10086 will replace the passenger side seat belt retractor if it fails, free of charge, for the life of the vehicle.
Reported June 12, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V318000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V318000, 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: June 12, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted