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NHTSA campaign 98V306000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 98V-306: GM/SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE

NHTSA recall 98V306000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 1, 1998, with 111,470 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Lumina, Oldsmobile Cutlass and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 18, 1998, 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 98V306000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
98V306000 (also written 98V-306 or 98V306)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
111,470 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V306000. 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 Regal

    • 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – January 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet Lumina

    • 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – January 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Cutlass

    • 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – January 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

  • Pontiac Grand Prix

    • 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – January 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V306000.

Defect description

THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING DECEMBER 1998. 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.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 98V306000

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.