# Service bulletin N182194790

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10159549
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-05\-13
- Manufacturer's number: N182194790
- Manufacturer's date: 2019\-03\-06
- NHTSA component: SEAT BELTS

## NHTSA's summary

N182194790 \- Special Coverage. In certain ehicles, if a driver repeatedly sits on the seat belt cable cover located at the base of the driver?s seat when entering the vehicle, it may cause the seat belt pretensioner to bend sharply over the seat side shield. If this continues to occur over an extended period of time, which is very rare, the seat belt pretensioner cable may fatigue and eventually separate, which could reduce the effectiveness of the vehicle?s seat belts. Before any damage occurs to the pretensioner cable itself, signs of wear will be visible on the pretensioner cable cover where it has been repeatedly bent over the seat side shield. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 10 years or 120,000 miles \(193,000 km\), whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle was originally placed in service, regardless of ownership. Dealers are to inspect and replace the driver seat belt lap anchor pretensioner and replace if necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159549-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159549-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Seat belts

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 to 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [15V269000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V269000.md), 2015-05-08: SEAT BELTS
- [2015187](/recalls/tc/2015187.md), 2015-05-07: Seats And Restraints

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [24\-NA\-147](/bulletins/11006849.md), 2024-09-04, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. This service bulletin provides information on regular inspection of the Seat Belt Lap Anchor.
- [990940005G](/bulletins/10250085.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. Seat Belt Extender Availability
- [990940005G](/bulletins/10246572.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. Seat Belt Extender Availability
- [99\-09\-40\-005I](/bulletins/10239755.md), 2023-07-28, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender.
- [PI0388C](/bulletins/10139028.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a revision of PI0388B to add the Cadillac XTS model, graphics, improved Instructions and Warranty Information.
- [PI0388D](/bulletins/10138628.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. This preliminary information provides a procedure to repair the seat belt webbing and latch by rolling it back over.
- [05\-09\-40\-002G](/bulletins/10134736.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. This technical bulletin provides a revision of 05\-09\-40\-002F to add the 2013\-2014 model years.
- [PI0388B](/bulletins/10133126.md), 2018-04-16, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on properly repositioning the seat belt webbing/latch plate due to becoming twisted.
- [09\-09\-40\-001C](/bulletins/10113787.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS. 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\-005G](/bulletins/10113492.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. This informational bulletin provides information on availability for the seat belt extender.

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