General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 17, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 71,569. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LAP BELT WEBBING CAN TWIST ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR.
The risk
WHEN THE BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Chevrolet Corvette | 278 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 1999 Chevrolet Corvette | 308 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 1998 Chevrolet Corvette | 399 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1997 Chevrolet Corvette | 153 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V111000.
Full record for the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →