NHTSA Campaign 22V617000
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
NHTSA campaign 22V617000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: critical fasteners. The repair is free.
General Motors, LLC filed the report for 22V617000 with NHTSA on August 11, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V617000, NHTSA lists up to 484,155 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V617000 were scheduled from November 1, 2022, 82 days after the report.
22V617000 covers 6 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2021–2022.
Owners of the model years 22V617000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V617000 vehicles, the 2022 Chevrolet Suburban has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V617000 ranks 13 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 22V617000, General Motors, LLC has 12 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 22V617000 was 21V649000, reported on August 20, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (M) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with third-row seats. The rivet that retains the buckle to the mounting bracket in the left or right side third-row seat belt buckle assembly may have been improperly formed.
- The risk
- A seat belt with a deformed rivet may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the rivet head formation on both the left and right side third-row seat belt buckle assemblies and replace seat belt buckle assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 28, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 1, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222372380.
Reported August 11, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V617000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V617000, 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 11, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted