NHTSA Recall 04V201000
NHTSA Campaign Id 04V201000; Date: Apr. 28, 2004
If this were to occur, the safety belt may not restrain the occupant as intended during a crash, and could result in injury to the occupant.
Recalled Vehicles:
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer; 2002 GMC Envoy; 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada
Component: Seat Belt
Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.
Affected Units:: 261,801
Recall Summary:
Certain light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies. " one of the two sensors in the driver's and front passenger's seat belt retractors could be inoperative. The seat belt retractors will lock when the belt webbing is extracted during a crash; however, the mechanism that locks the seat belt retractor when the vehicle decelerates quickly, such as heavy braking, may not operate as intended.
How to Fix:
Dealers will inspect the driver and front passenger safety belt retractors, and replace them if necessary. Owner notification began on June 24, 2004. Owners should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, or Oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.
Recall Notes:
Gm recall no. 04037. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jun 24, 2004
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