The defect
General Motors, LLC (M) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with third-row seats. The rivet that retains the buckle to the mounting bracket in the left or right side third-row seat belt buckle assembly may have been improperly formed.
The risk
A seat belt with a deformed rivet may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rivet head formation on both the left and right side third-row seat belt buckle assemblies and replace seat belt buckle assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 28, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 1, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222372380.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2021, 2022 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2021, 2022 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2021, 2022 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2021, 2022 |
| GMC Yukon | 2021, 2022 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 2021, 2022 |
Components: 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 Escalade | 2021 | 78 | 9 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 2022 | 85 | 4 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2021 | 74 | 10 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2022 | 57 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2021 | 200 | 12 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2022 | 124 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2021 | 460 | 16 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2022 | 197 | 4 |
| GMC Yukon | 2021 | 341 | 13 |
| GMC Yukon | 2022 | 185 | 5 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 2021 | 229 | 12 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 2022 | 173 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2022
30 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the seat belts; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 22V953000 23 Dec 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V930000 15 Dec 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V838000 10 Nov 2022 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 22V816000 31 Oct 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 22V798000 21 Oct 2022 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 22V766000 13 Oct 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V698000 19 Sept 2022 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 22V689000 14 Sept 2022 | Nikola Corporation |
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