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NHTSA campaign 01V383000 · Manufacturer campaign 01077

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 01V-383: GM/FMVSS 225/SEAT LATCH ANCHOR WIRE

NHTSA recall 01V383000 (Manufacturer campaign 01077) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 13, 2001, with 75,816 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette, Pontiac Aztek and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on April 10, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V383000 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
01V383000 (also written 01V-383 or 01V383)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
01077
Report received
Potentially affected
75,816 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seats — Front Assembly — Recliner
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 225

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V383000. 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 Venture

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

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Silhouette

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

Pontiac

  • Pontiac Aztek

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

  • Pontiac Montana

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

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V383000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS BUILT WITH SECOND ROW 50/50 SPLIT BENCH SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE SEAT LATCH ANCHOR WIRE DIAMETER IS GREATER THAN 6.1 MM.

Safety consequence

IF THE CONNECTOR FOR A LATCH-TYPE CHILD RESTRAINT IS NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY TO THE ANCHORAGE POINTS, THE RESTRAINT WILL NOT PROPERLY PROTECT A CHILD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LATCH ANCHOR WIRES AND REPAIR THOSE WITH AN IMPROPER DIAMETER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 10, 2002. 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, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.

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 01V383000

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.