The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.
The risk
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac XT4 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR | SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
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 XT4 | 2019 | 22 | 3 |
| Cadillac XT4 | 2020 | 18 | 5 |
| Cadillac XT4 | 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2016 | 841 | 9 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2017 | 703 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2018 | 700 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2019 | 193 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2020 | 199 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2021 | 90 | 2 |
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