General Motors, LLC: Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Retractor
General Motors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 20, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 402. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.
The risk
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cadillac XT4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Chevrolet Malibu | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Cadillac XT4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Malibu | 200 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 Cadillac XT4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Malibu | 193 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Malibu | 700 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Malibu | 705 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Malibu | 841 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
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 21V649000.
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