Chevrolet Seat Belts: Front

Chevrolet is recalling about 1,788 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

Campaign
20V638000
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Reported
15 October 2020
Vehicles
1,788
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 November 2020
Repaired
51%
Unrepaired
876

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2014-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit
  • 2014-2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS

Repair progress

876 of 1,788 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2022.

51% repaired — 903 of 1,788 reported

Scrapped or exported
9

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS and Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) that were previously repaired under NHTSA recall number 16V-518. The repair may not have been performed properly. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.

What could happen

If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

What gets fixed

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to determine whether the new seat trim was installed and replace the trim as necessary. Dealers will also inspect and replace the pretensioner cable assembly, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2020.

Parts involved

  • Tensioner Asm-F/Seat Belt Anc Plt23489045, 23489047Driver Seat Belt Pretensioner

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA15 October 2020
  2. Owners notified17 November 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2022 — 51% repaired

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 15 October 2020.

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 may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N202312100

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
N202312100
Recalling manufacturer
General Motors LLC
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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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