General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/Devices
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 10, 2001 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 461,851. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
The risk
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 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.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Chevrolet Astro | 133 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 1999 GMC Safari | 61 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 Chevrolet Astro | 241 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 1998 GMC Safari | 89 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 Chevrolet Astro | 360 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 1997 GMC Safari | 135 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 1996 Chevrolet Astro | 263 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 1996 GMC Safari | 139 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
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 01V123000.
Full record for the 1999 Chevrolet Astro → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →