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NHTSA campaign 01V159000 · Manufacturer campaign 01043

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 01V-159: GM/SEAT BELT RETRACTOR

NHTSA recall 01V159000 (Manufacturer campaign 01043) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on May 17, 2001, with 9,196 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet C Series, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on July 2, 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 01V159000 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
01V159000 (also written 01V-159 or 01V159)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
01043
Report received
Potentially affected
9,196 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Retractor
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V159000. 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 Series

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet Suburban

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet Tahoe

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC C Series

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • GMC Suburban

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • GMC Yukon

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • GMC Yukon XL

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V159000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED. WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK.

Safety consequence

IN A CRASH, INCREASED OCCUPANT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM THE NO-LOCK CONDITION.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS FOR SPECIFIC LOT NUMBERS AND REPLACE THE BELTS IF NECESSARY. GM IS ENCLOSING AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE OWNERS TO USE OR THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS DO THE INSPECTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 2, 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 01V159000

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.