Buick Enclave; Chevrolet Traverse; GMC Acadia and others: Seat belts

Date

Aug. 12, 2010

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Vehicles

Buick Enclave (2009, 2010); Chevrolet Traverse (2009, 2010); GMC Acadia (2009, 2010); Saturn Outlook (2009, 2010)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

General Motors, LLC

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, And Saturn Outlook Vehicles. The second row Seat Side trim Shield restricts The upward rotation of The Safety Belt buckle when The Seat Back is returned to a Seating position after being folded flat. If The buckle contacts The Seat Frame, additional effort is required to return The Seat to a Seating position. If sufficient force is Applied, The buckle cover could be pushed Down The strap, exposing And partially depressing The Red release button.

Potentially affected

207210

What can happen

The Safety Belt May not restrain The occupant as intended during a crash, increasing The risk of injury to The Seat occupant.

Remedy

Dealers will modify The second row Seat Side trim shields. If a Safety Belt buckle is damaged, dealers will replace it Free of Charge. The Safety recall began on August 18, 2010. Owners May contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, Buick at 1-866-608-8080, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, And Saturn at 1-800-972-8876, or at The owner Center at WWW.gmownercenter.com.

Recall notes

GM's recall no. N100243.OWNERS 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 <a href=HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov>HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov</a> .

Owner notification date

Aug. 18, 2010

Manufacturer campaign number

N100243

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

10V375000

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.