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Service bulletin 052703

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10003674
Published by NHTSA2003-10-28
Manufacturer's number052703
Manufacturer's date2003-05-27
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

DURING A VEHICLE CRASH OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY TO DEPLOY THE SAFETY BELT RETENTIONER, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES IN SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT RELEASE AFTER THE VEHICLE CRASH OR ALTERNATELY MAY EJECT THE FRONT SAFETY BELT LATCHES DURING THE VEHICLE CRASH RESULTING IN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. NEW PRODUCT FIELD ACTION NUMBER 03007, FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2003
GMC SAVANA2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20081202008-04-10. Seats And Restraints
05V5580002005-12-19. SEAT BELTS
20053902005-12-14. Seats And Restraints
04V2250002004-05-11. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
20031722003-07-16. Seats And Restraints
20030402003-02-19. Seats And Restraints
03V0500002003-02-14. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
09-09-40-001C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking.
09-09-40-001A2011-06-14. Service bulletin. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE
0309400052003-10-02. Service bulletin. NEW FRONT SEAT BELT DESIGN. *TT