NHTSA recall 21V245000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 21V245000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N212330040 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-04-08 |
| Owners notified | 2021-05-05 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT |
| Units potentially affected | 2568 |
| Part numbers | 19356262, 19356263, 19356264, 19356267 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2568 |
| Reported remedied | 1564 (60%) |
| Reported unreachable | 22 |
| Reported removed | 161 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2015-2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 2014-2015 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles that may have received an incorrect replacement tensioner cable assembly as part of a previous recall remedy or a subsequent repair. The flexible steel cable connecting the driver's seat belt to the outboard side of the seat may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.
What can happen
A broken pretensioner cable reduces the effectiveness of the driver's seat belt, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver seat belt lap pretensioner, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212330040.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE | |
| 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE | |
| 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA20002
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA20002 | Engineering analysis, opened 2020-08-31, closed 2024-08-30. Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE; SEAT BELTS:FRONT; SEAT BELTS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 24-NA-147 | 2024-09-04. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on regular inspection of the Seat Belt Lap Anchor. |
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| 990940005G | 2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability |
| 14105B | 2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Side Instrument Panel Performance |
| 14105A | 2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Side Instrument Panel Performance |
| 14105 | 2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Side Instrument Panel Performance |
| 990940005G | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability |
| 99-09-40-005I | 2023-07-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender. |
| N192289390 | 2020-07-20. Service bulletin. Special Coverage - 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. Dealers are to replace the pretensioner and side shield for all customers that experience a broken pretensioner cable or come to a dealership with excessive wear on the cable sleeve. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
| 18128 | 2018-08-20. Service bulletin. 18128 - Special Coverage. In certain vehicles, 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. Dealers are to replace the pretensioner and side shield for all customers that experience a broken pretensioner cable or come to a dealership with excessive wear on the cable sleeve. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
| 18127 | 2018-08-20. Service bulletin. 18127 - Special Coverage. In certain vehicles, 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. Dealers are to replace the pretensioner and side shield for all customers that experience a broken pretensioner cable or come to a dealership with excessive wear on the cable sleeve. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.