NHTSA campaign 01V124000 · Manufacturer campaign 01020
Geo Recall 01V-124: GM/MISLABELED SEAT BELTS
NHTSA recall 01V124000 (Manufacturer campaign 01020) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 11, 2001, with 1,016 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Geo Tracker for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on May 3, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V124000 (also written 01V-124 or 01V124)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 01020
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,016 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V124000. 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.
Geo
Geo Tracker
- 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – January 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V124000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. MISLABELED SEAT BELTS INTENDED FOR 2-DOOR MODEL VEHICLES WERE INSTALLED IN THE 4-DOOR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCATION. FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT SAFETY BELT, IF THE CHILD SEAT MODE HAS BEEN ENGAGED OR THE BELT IS EXTENDED DURING NORMAL USE AND THEN RETRACTED, THE BELT CANNOT BE EXTENDED AGAIN AND IS UNUSABLE. THE RESET FUNCTION TO NORMAL EMERGENCY MODE DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE THE 2-DOOR BELT WEBBING IS SHORTER.
Safety consequence
IN A CRASH, AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT COULD RECEIVE SEVERE INJURIES.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE INCORRECT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 3, 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.
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 01V124000
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.