NHTSA campaign 05V061000 · Manufacturer campaign 05015
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 05V-061: REAR SEAT LATCHES
NHTSA recall 05V061000 (Manufacturer campaign 05015) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 18, 2005, with 18,850 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana and Saturn Relay for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on April 5, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V061000 (also written 05V-061 or 05V061)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05015
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18,850 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats — Mid/Rear Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V061000. 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 Uplander
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Montana
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Saturn
Saturn Relay
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V061000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE OUTBOARD RELEASE HANDLE ON THE IMPACT-SIDE SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEAT MAY BE ACTUATED AND THE REAR LATCHES MAY UNLATCH EARLY IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH. THIS WAS DISCOVERED IN A SIDE IMPACT TEST RUN BY GM, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO NHTSA'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) SIDE IMPACT TEST.
Safety consequence
IF THE REAR LATCHES OF THE SEAT RELEASE EARLY IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, THE FRONT OUTBOARD LATCH MAY DISENGAGE AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SEAT LATCH RELEASE HANDLE AND INSTALL A BLACK PLASTIC CAP OVER THE EXPOSED METAL STUD TO ELIMINATE THE SIDE IMPACT SAFETY CONCERN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05015.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V061000
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.