The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DATE CODES AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE ANY SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Century | 2000 | 193 | 5 |
| Buick Century | 2001 | 145 | 3 |
| Buick Regal | 2000 | 184 | 8 |
| Buick Regal | 2001 | 187 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 2000 | 589 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 2001 | 326 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 2000 | 818 | 7 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 2001 | 742 | 7 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 2000 | 30 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 2001 | 21 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2000 | 233 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2001 | 276 | 5 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 2000 | 471 | 4 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 2001 | 308 | 1 |
| Chevrolet T10 | 2000 | 2 | 1 |
| Chevrolet T10 | 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Venture | 2000 | 350 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Venture | 2001 | 222 | 9 |
| GMC Jimmy | 2000 | 211 | 4 |
| GMC Jimmy | 2001 | 100 | 3 |
| GMC Sonoma | 2001 | 89 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 2000 | 200 | 4 |
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 2001 | 108 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Silhouette | 2000 | 114 | 5 |
| Oldsmobile Silhouette | 2001 | 78 | 6 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 2000 | 461 | 5 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 2001 | 308 | 6 |
| Pontiac Montana | 2000 | 228 | 5 |
| Pontiac Montana | 2001 | 156 | 9 |
| Saturn LS | 2000 | 382 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2000
40 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 00V273009 28 Dec 2000 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 00V392000 21 Nov 2000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V364000 13 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V097007 13 Nov 2000 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 00V368000 9 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V348000 30 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V352000 30 Oct 2000 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 00V347000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000