NHTSA campaign 03V050000 · Manufacturer campaign 03007

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 03V-050: GM/SEAT BELT BUCKLE/LATCH

NHTSA recall 03V050000 (Manufacturer campaign 03007) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 14, 2003, with 18,327 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on June 3, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V050000 (also written 03V-050 or 03V050)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 03007
Report received: February 14, 2003
Potentially affected: 18,327 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front — Buckle Assembly
Owners notified: June 3, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V050000. 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 Express
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – January 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Savana
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – January 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V050000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VANS WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF LESS THAN 8,500 POUNDS, DURING A VEHICLE CRASH SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT RELEASE AFTER THE VEHICLE CRASH, OR ALTERNATELY MAY EJECT THE SAFETY BELT LATCH DURING THE VEHICLE CRASH.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 3, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 03007. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V050000

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.