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Service bulletin 040850011

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 id10012127
Published by NHTSA2005-02-14
Manufacturer's number040850011
Manufacturer's date2004-07-01
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS

NHTSA's summary

REPAIRING NAPPED SEAT FABRIC. *EH

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 ASTRO2002 to 2004
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2002, 2003
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET SILVERADO1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET TAHOE2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
GMC SAFARI2002, 2003, 2004
OLDSMOBILE ALERO2002, 2003, 2004
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20051192005-04-25. Seats And Restraints
05V1630002005-04-22. SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
04V2250002004-05-11. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
20031722003-07-16. Seats And Restraints
20021662002-09-20. Seats And Restraints
20020682002-04-11. Seats And Restraints
20011352001-05-23. Seats And Restraints
01V1590002001-05-17. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
20001962000-09-15. Seats And Restraints
20001942000-09-15. Seats And Restraints

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
0408500032005-03-10. Service bulletin. ENABLING MEMORY SEAT FEATURE VIA DIC IF FEATURE APPEARS INOPERATIVE. *EH
0209400042004-04-16. Service bulletin. FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES MAY INTERFERE WITH DOOR PANELS. *TT
0209400052003-02-14. Service bulletin. AVAILABILITY OF REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT COMFORT GUIDES. *TT
0209400022002-10-11. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN INSTALLING A CHILD RESTRAINT. *TT
0111012002-03-05. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES AS WELL AS CREW CAB PICK-UPS, CUSTOMERS USING A CHILD RESTRAINT ON THE SECOND ROW BENCH SEAT MAY COMMENT THAT EITHER OUTBOARD SEATBELT RETRACTOR, UPON RETRACTION, MAY APPEAR THAT THE BELT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. *TT
0708012001-11-20. Service bulletin. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE SECOND ROW SEATBELT. *SLC
0109400012001-10-25. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND BUCKLE USAGE. *TT
0109400012001-10-25. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND BUCKLE USAGE. *TT