NHTSA campaign 00V097000 · Manufacturer campaign 00045

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 00V-097: GM/FMVSS 209/SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 00V097000 (Manufacturer campaign 00045) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 28, 2000, with 500,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet C/K PICKUPS and GMC C/K SERIES for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on September 19, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V097000 (also written 00V-097 or 00V097)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 00045
Report received: March 28, 2000
Potentially affected: 500,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
Owners notified: September 19, 2000
Safety standard: FMVSS 209

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V097000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet C/K PICKUPS
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – May 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC C/K SERIES
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – May 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V097000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

Safety consequence

THE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WITH NEW SEAT BELTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE BEGAN SEPTEMBER 19, 2000.THE SECOND PHASE BEGAN MARCH 16, 2001.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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V097000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.