NHTSA campaign 14V488000 · Manufacturer campaign 14171
Buick and Cadillac Recall 14V-488: Seat Belts may not Remain Retracted Under Load
NHTSA recall 14V488000 (Manufacturer campaign 14171) was reported by General Motors LLC on August 8, 2014, with 48,114 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on November 20, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V488000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V488000 (also written 14V-488 or 14V488)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 14171
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 48,114 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 93.37% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V488000. 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.
Buick
Buick Encore
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 23, 2012 – March 1, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac ATS
- 2013 · Vehicles built April 23, 2012 – May 1, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V488000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to March 1, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to May 1, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the driver and passenger lap belt pretensioner cables may not lock in a retracted position, allowing the seat belts to extend when pulled upon.
Safety consequence
If the seat belts do not remain locked in the retracted position when under load, the seat occupant may not be adequately restrained in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front the driver's and the passenger's lap belt pretensioners, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. GM sent interim notifications on October 7, 2014 and will send a second notification when remedy parts are available. The recall began on November 20, 2014. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14171.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V488000
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.