Chevrolet Express; GMC Savana: Seat belts

Date

Dec. 19, 2005

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Vehicles

Chevrolet Express (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006); GMC Savana (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

General Motors, LLC

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

On certain Full-size passenger, Cargo, or cutaway Vans, The front And rear Seat Belt buckles will not latch or will not unlatch.

Potentially affected

425593

What can happen

In The event of a crash, a Seat occupant May not be properly restrained increasing The risk of personal injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect The buckles And, if found to be inoperative, The entire buckle Assembly would be replaced. For buckles found to be operative, dealer will replace only The upper buckle cover. The recall will be conducted in phases. The First phase mailing began during March 2006. Owners May contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.

Recall notes

GM recall no. 05113. 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

March 15, 2006

Manufacturer campaign number

05113

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

05V558000

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.