NHTSA campaign 01V123000 · Manufacturer campaign 01036

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 01V-123: GM/FMVSS 208/AUDIBLE WARNING

NHTSA recall 01V123000 (Manufacturer campaign 01036) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 10, 2001, with 461,851 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari for model years 1996–1999. Owners were notified on June 27, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V123000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V123000 (also written 01V-123 or 01V123)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 01036
Report received: April 10, 2001
Potentially affected: 461,851 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front — Warning Light/Devices
Owners notified: June 27, 2001
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V123000. 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 Astro
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Safari
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V123000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.

Safety consequence

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 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.

Notes

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 01V123000

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.