# NHTSA recall 01V159000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V159000
- Manufacturer's number: 01043
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2001\-05\-17
- Owners notified: 2001\-07\-02
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Units potentially affected: 9196

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS.  SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED.  WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK.


## What can happen

IN A CRASH, INCREASED OCCUPANT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM THE NO\-LOCK CONDITION.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS FOR SPECIFIC LOT NUMBERS AND REPLACE THE BELTS IF NECESSARY.  GM IS ENCLOSING AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE OWNERS TO USE OR THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS DO THE INSPECTIONS.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 2, 2001.   OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-222\-1020 OR GMC AT 1\-800\-462\-8782.


## Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2001 CHEVROLET C SERIES. Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.
- [2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.
- [2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.
- 2001 GMC C SERIES. Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.
- 2001 GMC SUBURBAN. Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.
- [2001 GMC YUKON](/makes/gmc/yukon/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.
- [2001 GMC YUKON XL](/makes/gmc/yukon-xl/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2000\-10\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [09\-09\-40\-001C](/bulletins/10113787.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [09\-09\-40\-001A](/bulletins/10038294.md), 2011-06-14, Service bulletin
- [040850011](/bulletins/10012127.md), 2005-02-14, Service bulletin
- [020940002](/bulletins/634979.md), 2002-10-11, Service bulletin
- [011101](/bulletins/628079.md), 2002-03-05, Service bulletin
- [070801](/bulletins/625338.md), 2001-11-20, Service bulletin
- [010940001](/bulletins/623024.md), 2001-10-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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