NHTSA recall campaign

01V159000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor

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7Affected configurations shown9,196Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeat Belts › Front › Retractor
Report receivedMay 5, 2002
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IN A CRASH, INCREASED OCCUPANT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM THE NO-LOCK CONDITION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS FOR SPECIFIC LOT NUMBERS AND REPLACE THE BELTS IF NECESSARY. GM IS ENCLOSING AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE OWNERS TO USE OR THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS DO THE INSPECTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 2, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 01V159000

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2001 CHEVROLET C SERIESOpen vehicle record →2001 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2001 GMC SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2001 GMC C SERIESOpen vehicle record →2001 GMC YUKON XLOpen vehicle record →2001 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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