NHTSA campaign 04V201000 · Manufacturer campaign 04037
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 04V-201: GM/FMVSS 209/SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES
NHTSA recall 04V201000 (Manufacturer campaign 04037) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 28, 2004, with 261,801 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Oldsmobile Bravada for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on June 24, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V201000 (also written 04V-201 or 04V201)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 04037
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 261,801 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V201000. 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 Trailblazer
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Envoy
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Bravada
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V201000.
Defect description
CERTAIN LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." ONE OF THE TWO SENSORS IN THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS COULD BE INOPERATIVE. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL LOCK WHEN THE BELT WEBBING IS EXTRACTED DURING A CRASH; HOWEVER, THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATES QUICKLY, SUCH AS HEAVY BRAKING, MAY NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED.
Safety consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT AS INTENDED DURING A CRASH, AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS, AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 24, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04037.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 04V201000
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.