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  NHTSA Recall 95V242000

NHTSA Campaign Id 95V242000; Date: Dec. 13, 1995

In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupants of these seats may not be properly restrained.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1994 Chevrolet C10;  1995 Chevrolet C10;  1994 Chevrolet C20;  1995 Chevrolet C20;  1994 Chevrolet C30;  1995 Chevrolet C30;  1994 GMC C15;  1995 GMC C15;  1994 GMC C25;  1995 GMC C25;  1994 GMC C35;  1995 GMC C35;  1994 GMC Sierra;  1995 GMC Sierra

Component: Seat Belts:front

Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.

Affected Units:: 40

icon3 Recall Summary:

These vehicles were built with front seat belt systems with no energy management loops and may not meet the head injury criteria requirements of fmvss no. 208, "occupant crash protection. "

icon2 How to Fix:

Dealers will replace the retractor portion of the seat belt assembly(s) with one having the newly designed energy-management twin-loop system.

icon4 Recall Notes:

System: interior; seat belts; front, fmvss no. 208. Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks, with extended cabs, and equipped with 6. 5l naturally aspirated diesel engines and 6. 5l turbo diesel engines. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

Also see:

All recalls of Chevrolet vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.