General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Rear/Other
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 4, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 157,740. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE FAILS TO CONFORM TO FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SAFETY BELT OF THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT ON THE SIX PASSENGER VAN AND THE CENTER SECOND ROW SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER VAN MAY LOCK UP AND CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE RETRACTOR.
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE AFFECTED BELT. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, UNBELTED OCCUPANTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE SUSPECT RETRACTOR EXHIBITS A LOCKUP CONDITION. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE BELT LOCKS UP. REPLACEMENT OF THE SUSPECT SAFETY BELT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 Pontiac Trans Sport | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 76 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Pontiac Trans Sport | 76 | 2 | 2 | 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 94V027000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet Lumina Apv → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →