NHTSA Record Id: 11886 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
Recalled Component Id: 000008972000074685000000351 |
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Model Name: SAFARI |
Model Year: 1997 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V009000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 98071 |
Component Name: CHILD SEAT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1997 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2090 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 21 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jan, 20 1999 |
Record Creation date : Jan, 27 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 213 |
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: mini vans equipped with integrated dual child seats. some of these vehicles may be missing a seat belt retractor clutch spring and/or pawl spring in the child seat. if the clutch spring was missing, the seat belt would lock in the retracted position and could not be used. if the pawl spring was missing, the seat belt restraint would continually play out and would not lock. |
Consequence Summary: These conditions could increase the occupant's risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the seat belts on the child seats, and if necessary, replace the child seat. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began january 21, 1999. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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