The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Chevrolet Suburban, and Tahoe vehicles with third-row seating. The third-row outboard seat belts may have been entrapped or misrouted behind the outboard seat-folding mechanism, which could result in damaged seat belts.
The risk
A damaged seat belt can break during a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third-row outboard seat belts, replacing any damaged seat belts, and rerouting them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 21, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313000.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2021 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2021 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2021 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2021 |
| GMC Yukon | 2021 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 2021 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2021 | 78 | 9 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2021 | 74 | 10 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2021 | 200 | 12 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2021 | 460 | 16 |
| GMC Yukon | 2021 | 341 | 13 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 2021 | 229 | 12 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2021
42 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the seat belts; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 21V979000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V958000 9 Dec 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V900000 18 Nov 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 21V889000 17 Nov 2021 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 21V893000 17 Nov 2021 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 21V680000 5 Nov 2021 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 21V811000 15 Oct 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V796000 13 Oct 2021 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021