General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 27, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 279,132. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS MAY NOT MEET THE NECK EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A TRAY INSERT ON THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRAY INSERT CORRECTS THE NONCOMPLIANCE.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cadillac Escalade | 39 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 Chevrolet C10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet Suburban | 634 | 2 | 12 | 51 |
| 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe | 552 | 3 | 12 | 46 |
| 1999 GMC Denali | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 | 158 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 1999 GMC Suburban | 285 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 1999 GMC Yukon | 204 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
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 00V122000.
Full record for the 1999 Cadillac Escalade → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →