NHTSA Campaign 21V649000
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
NHTSA campaign 21V649000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: critical fasteners. The repair is free.
General Motors, LLC filed the report for 21V649000 with NHTSA on August 20, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V649000, NHTSA lists up to 402 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V649000 were scheduled from September 17, 2021, 28 days after the report.
21V649000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Cadillac, model years 2016–2021.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V649000 ranks 112 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V649000, General Motors, LLC has 12 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 21V649000 was 21V245000, reported on April 8, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.
- The risk
- An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.
Reported August 20, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V649000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V649000, 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 20, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted