GEO Seat Belts: Anchorage

Geo is recalling about 1,016 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. In a crash, an unbelted occupant could receive severe injuries.

Campaign
01V124000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
11 April 2001
Vehicles
1,016
Built between
Jan 2001 – Jan 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 May 2001
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2001 and January 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001 GEO TrackerBuilt January 2001 to January 2001

What the defect is

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Mislabeled seat belts intended for 2-DOOR model vehicles were installed in the 4-DOOR front passenger seat belt location. For the passenger seat safety belt, if the child seat mode has been engaged or the belt is extended during normal use and then retracted, the belt cannot be extended again and is unusable. The reset function to normal emergency mode does not work because the 2-DOOR belt webbing is shorter.

What could happen

In a crash, an unbelted occupant could receive severe injuries.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE INCORRECT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 3, 2001.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2001 to January 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 April 2001
  3. Owners notified3 May 2001

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 April 2001.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
01020
Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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