NHTSA campaign 02V227000 · Manufacturer campaign 02031

Cadillac Recall 02V-227: GM/SEAT BELT RETRACTOR

NHTSA recall 02V227000 (Manufacturer campaign 02031) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on September 5, 2002, with 269,169 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac Deville for model years 2000–2002. Owners were notified on January 31, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02V227000 (also written 02V-227 or 02V227)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 02031
Report received: September 5, 2002
Potentially affected: 269,169 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front — Retractor
Owners notified: January 31, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V227000. 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.

Cadillac

Cadillac Deville
- 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – May 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V227000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LAP AND/OR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS THAT MAY NOT REMAIN LOCKED UP AS DESIGNED DURING A CRASH IN WHICH THE BELT PRETENSIONERS DEPLOY.

Safety consequence

IN SUCH A CRASH, THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN INJURY FOR THAT OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETAINER KIT IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 31, 2003. 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 CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 02031. ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V227000

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.