General Motors LLC: Seat Belts › Pretensioner
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 14, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 556,399. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, and 2020 Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 vehicles equipped with carpet floor covering. When the front seat belt pretensioners deploy, hot gas may vent through an opening in the pretensioner bracket, possibly igniting the carpet.
The risk
A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will close off the opening in the pretensioner bracket, free of charge. The recall began December 13, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267. GM's number for this recall is N192270600.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 750 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 109 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 | 484 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 GMC Sierra 3500 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 1,097 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 | 658 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
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 19V814000.
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