The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The four rear-seat lower child seat LATCH anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating, which could prevent a child seat from being installed with the anchorage bars. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The risk
The inability to install a child seat with the LATCH anchorage bars could result in an unsecured child seat, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised to install child seats using the vehicle's rear seat belts until the remedy is complete. Dealers will inspect the latch anchorage bars, and remove and replace the finish, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232403240.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| GMC Terrain | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR
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 Equinox | 2020 | 318 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2021 | 100 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2022 | 186 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2023 | 99 | 3 |
| GMC Terrain | 2020 | 197 | 2 |
| GMC Terrain | 2021 | 36 | 2 |
| GMC Terrain | 2022 | 60 | 2 |
| GMC Terrain | 2023 | 41 | 2 |
Other child seat recalls in 2023
4 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the child seat; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 23V677000 6 Oct 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 23V198000 24 Mar 2023 | Ford Motor Company |
| 23V137000 2 Mar 2023 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023