General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 13, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 630,099. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IF BOTH THE LAP-BELT AND SHOULDER-BELT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOPS ON THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES RELEASE AT OR NEAR THE SAME TIME, ACCELERATION FORCES CAN CAUSE THE BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE AND ALLOW THE BUCKLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE LATCH.
The risk
IF THE BUCKLE RELEASED, THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT PROTECTION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE STITCHING THAT CREATES THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP IN THE SHOULDER BELT(S).
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Chevrolet C10 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 GMC C15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 GMC C25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 GMC C35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 GMC Sierra | 261 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C30 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC C15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 GMC C25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC C35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC Sierra | 190 | 3 | 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 95V241000.
Full record for the 1995 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →