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Service bulletin 14567A

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10089948
Published by NHTSA2017-01-31
Manufacturer's number14567A
Manufacturer's date2015-06-26
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

14567A - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED PARTS INFORMATION SECTION). ON CERTAIN 2013-2015 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TRAX AND BUICK ENCORE VEHICLES, THE REAR-SEAT-BELT BUCKLE COVER MAY BE BROKEN AND FULLY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR-SEAT-BELT BUCKLE DUE TO SEAT-BELT-BUCKLE HEAD CONTACT BETWEEN THE ISO FIXTURE AND THE SEAT-HINGE STUD, SEAT-HINGE BRACKET, OR FLOOR PANEL. THIS CAN OCCUR IF THE BUCKLE IS NOT PROPERLY RETAINED IN THE ROUTING STRIP. OVER TIME, THE SEAT-BELT BUCKLE MAY INTERMITTENTLY NOT LOCK OR THE WEBBING MAY SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT-BELT BUCKLE IF THE BUCKLE COVER BECOMES DETACHED. AFTER VERIFYING THE ABOVE CONDITION, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES.

The document

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Components

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCORE2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET TRAX2013, 2014, 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V4370002017-07-10. SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
16V6510002016-09-08. SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
20143432014-08-11. Seats And Restraints
14V4880002014-08-08. SEAT BELTS:FRONT
20143152014-07-29. 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
24-NA-1472024-09-04. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on regular inspection of the Seat Belt Lap Anchor.
990940005G2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability
141712023-12-18. Service bulletin. Lapbelt Pretensioner Locking Performance
990940005G2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability
99-09-40-005I2023-07-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender.
05-09-40-002G2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a revision of 05-09-40-002F to add the 2013-2014 model years.
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.
99-09-40-005G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information on availability for the seat belt extender.
145672017-01-31. Service bulletin. "14567 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON CERTAIN 2013-2015 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TRAX AND BUICK ENCORE VEHICLES, THE REAR-SEAT-BELT BUCKLE COVER MAY BE BROKEN AND FULLY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR-SEAT-BELT BUCKLE DUE TO SEAT-BELT BUCKLE HEAD CONTACT BETWEEN THE ISO FIXTURE AND THE SEAT-HINGE STUD, SEAT-HINGE BRACKET, OR FLOOR PANEL. THIS CAN OCCUR IF THE BUCKLE IS NOT PROPERLY RETAINED IN THE ROUTING STRIP. OVER TIME, THE SEATBELT BUCKLE MAY INTERMITTENTLY NOT LOCK OR THE WEBBING MAY SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT-BELT BUCKLE IF THE BUCKLE COVER BECOMES DETACHED. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES."
PI0388F2016-10-19. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPOSITION THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE FOR CONCERNS REGARDING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING OR LATCH PLATE COMING TWISTED.