NHTSA Campaign 18V230000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 18V230000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 18V230000 with NHTSA on April 12, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V230000, NHTSA lists up to 8,738 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 9, 2017 and February 22, 2018.
The 18V230000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V230000 were scheduled from May 14, 2018, 32 days after the report.
18V230000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V230000 ranks 132 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V230000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 18V230000 was 17V567000, reported on September 14, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Buick Regal vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the rear seat belts may have been improperly routed around the bolster bracket on the rear outboard seats, which can cause inadequate restraint of the passengers.
- The risk
- If the seat belt fails to adequately restrain the passengers in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear outboard seat belts, correcting the routing of the seat belts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 14, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 18117.
Reported April 12, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V230000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V230000, 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: April 12, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted