NHTSA campaign 04V300000 · Manufacturer campaign 04056

Chevrolet and Pontiac Recall 04V-300: GM/FMVSS 210/PASSENGER-SIDE REAR SAFETY BELT

NHTSA recall 04V300000 (Manufacturer campaign 04056) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 23, 2004, with 37 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on August 23, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V300000 (also written 04V-300 or 04V300)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 04056
Report received: June 23, 2004
Potentially affected: 37 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Rear/Other
Owners notified: August 23, 2004
Safety standard: FMVSS 210

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V300000. 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 Cavalier
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 1, 2004 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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Pontiac

Pontiac Sunfire
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 1, 2004 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V300000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, 'SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES.' THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR SAFETY BELT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH AN INCORRECT NUT AND BOLT.

Safety consequence

IN A SEVERE CRASH, THE UPPER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE MAY SEPARATE. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SEAT BELT COULD THEN BE REDUCED AND THE OCCUPANT COULD RECEIVE GREATER INJURIES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE AND INSTALL A NEW NUT AND BOLT, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 04056. 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 04V300000

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.