The defect
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 trucks. The front seat belt retractor assemblies were built with the incorrect torsion bar. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
The seat belt retractors may not perform as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front seat belt retractor assemblies, free of charge. The recall began March 24, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's numbers for this recall are 17368, 17375, and 17376.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2017, 2018 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 3500 | 2017, 2018 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2017, 2018 |
| GMC Sierra 3500 | 2017, 2018 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2017 | 54 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2018 | 53 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 3500 | 2017 | 13 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 3500 | 2018 | 19 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2017 | 37 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2018 | 35 | 5 |
| GMC Sierra 3500 | 2017 | 13 | 7 |
| GMC Sierra 3500 | 2018 | 14 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2017
28 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the seat belts; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 17V826000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V729000 17 Nov 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V685000 27 Oct 2017 | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| 17V666000 19 Oct 2017 | Van-Con, Inc. |
| 17V659000 18 Oct 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 17V617000 4 Oct 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 17V582000 20 Sept 2017 | Double K Inc. |
| 17V542000 31 Aug 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017