Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban and others: Rear/other

Date

April 22, 2005

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Vehicles

Cadillac Escalade (2003, 2004, 2005); Chevrolet Avalanche (2003, 2004, 2005); Chevrolet Silverado (2003, 2004, 2005); Chevrolet Suburban (2003, 2004, 2005); Chevrolet Tahoe (2003, 2004, 2005); GMC Sierra (2003, 2004, 2005); GMC Yukon (2003, 2004, 2005); Hummer H2 (2004, 2005)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

General Motors, LLC

Component

Seat Belts › Rear/Other

Description of the defect

On certain crew cab pickup Trucks And Sport Utility Vehicles, The 2ND row Center occupant Seat Belt routing May make it difficult to position The lap portion of The Safety Belt low around The hips of occupants, especially smaller occupants, seated in this position. Appropriate use of a child Seat or booster Seat, as recommended for small children, does improve The Fit condition for this user Group. In addition to instructions on proper infant And Young child restraint (With child Seats or boosters), Special verbiage for restraining older child is included in The owner's manual. Also, The suggested Seat Belt Fit/routing for adults, irrespective of Seating position, is described in The owner's manual text.

Potentially affected

1359824

What can happen

A lap portion of The Seat Belt routing that is not low And snug on The hips Can allow The lap Belt to Ride up on an occupant's abdomen instead of fitting low around their hipbones, And therefore, Can expose them to more risk of abdominal And internal organ injury.

Remedy

Dealers will Cut Open The Guide loop, remove a portion of The loop, And then The remaining two sides should be folded Over And secured with a retainer Free of Charge. The recall began on July 21, 2005. Owners May contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, or Hummer at 1-800-732-5493.

Recall notes

GM recall no. 05037.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.

Owner notification date

July 21, 2005

Manufacturer campaign number

05037

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

05V163000

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.