The defect
THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FRONT SEAT BELT SYSTEMS WITH NO ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOPS AND MAY NOT MEET THE HEAD INJURY CRITERIA REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETRACTOR PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY(S) WITH ONE HAVING THE NEWLY DESIGNED ENERGY-MANAGEMENT TWIN-LOOP SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1994, 1995 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1994, 1995 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1994, 1995 |
| GMC C15 | 1994, 1995 |
| GMC C25 | 1994, 1995 |
| GMC C35 | 1994, 1995 |
| GMC Sierra | 1994, 1995 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
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 C10 | 1994 | 20 | 9 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1995 | 40 | 7 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1994 | 12 | 8 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1995 | 14 | 6 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1994 | 7 | 7 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1995 | 9 | 7 |
| GMC C15 | 1994 | 7 | 8 |
| GMC C15 | 1995 | 10 | 6 |
| GMC C25 | 1994 | 2 | 8 |
| GMC C25 | 1995 | 3 | 6 |
| GMC C35 | 1994 | 2 | 7 |
| GMC C35 | 1995 | 0 | 7 |
| GMC Sierra | 1994 | 190 | 3 |
| GMC Sierra | 1995 | 261 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1995
26 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 95V241000 13 Dec 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V228000 4 Dec 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V220000 16 Nov 1995 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 95V216001 8 Nov 1995 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 95V213000 7 Nov 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V200000 18 Oct 1995 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 95V173000 15 Sept 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V135000 20 Jul 1995 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995