# Service bulletin 14171

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: 10247268
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-12\-18
- Manufacturer's number: 14171
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-10\-01
- NHTSA component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; SEAT BELTS

## NHTSA's summary

Lapbelt Pretensioner Locking Performance

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10247268-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10247268-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Seat belts

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2014 BUICK ENCORE
- 2013 to 2014 CADILLAC ATS
- 2013 CHEVROLET TRAX

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [17V437000](/recalls/nhtsa/17V437000.md), 2017-07-10: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- [16V651000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V651000.md), 2016-09-08: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- [2014343](/recalls/tc/2014343.md), 2014-08-11: Seats And Restraints
- [14V488000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V488000.md), 2014-08-08: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- [2014315](/recalls/tc/2014315.md), 2014-07-29: 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
- [12272](/bulletins/10246663.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. Service Update for Inventory and Customer Vehicles Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Inoperative Expires with Base Warranty
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [PIC5807](/bulletins/10112757.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS:FRONT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that it could be extremely difficult to remove one or more of the Driver or Front Passenger Seat Bolts. Technician will need to be very cautious and heat the seat bolts to soft the thread locking compound.
- [14567A](/bulletins/10089948.md), 2017-01-31, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. 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.

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