General Motors, LLC: Seat Belts
General Motors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 18, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 94,641. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Chevrolet Suburban, and Tahoe vehicles with third-row seating. The third-row outboard seat belts may have been entrapped or misrouted behind the outboard seat-folding mechanism, which could result in damaged seat belts.
The risk
A damaged seat belt can break during a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third-row outboard seat belts, replacing any damaged seat belts, and rerouting them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 21, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313000.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cadillac Escalade | 79 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 74 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 Chevrolet Suburban | 205 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe | 464 | 16 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 GMC Yukon | 345 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 GMC Yukon XL | 230 | 12 | 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 21V190000.
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