NHTSA safety recall

Recall 01V123000 · manufacturer campaign 01036

Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/devices — Chevrolet, GMC · reported 10 Apr 2001 · 461,851 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.

The risk

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 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.

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

NHTSA campaign
01V123000
Manufacturer campaign
01036
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
10 Apr 2001
Owners notified
27 Jun 2001
Potentially affected
461,851

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1996 Chevrolet Astro 1997 Chevrolet Astro 1998 Chevrolet Astro 1999 Chevrolet Astro 1996 GMC Safari 1997 GMC Safari 1998 GMC Safari 1999 GMC Safari

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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