Chevrolet Trailblazer; GMC Envoy; Oldsmobile Bravada: Seat belts

Date

April 28, 2004

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Vehicles

Chevrolet Trailblazer (2002); GMC Envoy (2002); Oldsmobile Bravada (2002)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

General Motors, LLC

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

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.

Potentially affected

261801

What can happen

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.

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.

Recall 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).

Owner notification date

June 24, 2004

Manufacturer campaign number

04037

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

209

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

04V201000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.