NHTSA Campaign 14V488000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 14V488000 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 14V488000 with NHTSA on August 8, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V488000, NHTSA lists up to 48,114 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2012 and May 1, 2013.
The 14V488000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V488000 were scheduled from November 20, 2014, 104 days after the report.
14V488000 covers 2 models from Cadillac and Buick, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V488000 ranks 83 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V488000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 14V488000 was 14V318000, reported on June 12, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to March 1, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to May 1, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the driver and passenger lap belt pretensioner cables may not lock in a retracted position, allowing the seat belts to extend when pulled upon.
- The risk
- If the seat belts do not remain locked in the retracted position when under load, the seat occupant may not be adequately restrained in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front the driver's and the passenger's lap belt pretensioners, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. GM sent interim notifications on October 7, 2014 and will send a second notification when remedy parts are available. The recall began on November 20, 2014. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14171.
Reported August 8, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V488000 (2)
Cadillac (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V488000, 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: August 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted