General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 19, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 425,593. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN FULL-SIZE PASSENGER, CARGO, OR CUTAWAY VANS, THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL NOT UNLATCH.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLES AND, IF FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE, THE ENTIRE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD BE REPLACED. FOR BUCKLES FOUND TO BE OPERATIVE, DEALER WILL REPLACE ONLY THE UPPER BUCKLE COVER. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE MAILING BEGAN DURING MARCH 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Chevrolet Express | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 GMC Savana | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Chevrolet Express | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 GMC Savana | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Chevrolet Express | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 GMC Savana | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 Chevrolet Express | 59 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 GMC Savana | 22 | 11 | 1 | 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 05V558000.
Full record for the 2006 Chevrolet Express → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →