Recall · 20V811000
General Motors recalled 18 models over seat belts
470
Vehicles covered
18
Models
18
Model years
December 23, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2021 GMC Canyon and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV and Chevrolet Blazer, Camaro, Colorado, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500, Suburban and Tahoe vehicles. Incorrect bolts may have been used at one or more fastening locations to secure the seat belts to the vehicle. If an incorrect bolt was used, the seat belt may not be properly attached to the vehicle.
- What it can cause
- If a seat belt assembly is not properly attached to the vehicle, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect bolts, free of charge. The recall began January 29, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8785, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N202322230.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| CadillacEscalade ESV | 2021 | 2021 |
| CadillacEscalade NA | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletBlazer | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletBolt EV | 2020 | 2020 |
| ChevroletCamaro | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletColorado | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletEquinox | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletSilverado 1500 | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletSilverado 2500 | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletSilverado 3500 | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletSuburban | 2021 | 2021 |
| ChevroletTahoe | 2021 | 2021 |
| GMCCanyon | 2021 | 2021 |
| GMCSierra 1500 | 2021 | 2021 |
| GMCSierra 2500 | 2021 | 2021 |
| GMCSierra 3500 | 2021 | 2021 |
| GMCYukon | 2021 | 2021 |
| GMCYukon XL | 2021 | 2021 |
How this campaign compares
At 470 vehicles this is a small campaign: 50% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Chevrolet vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 46 times before this, most recently in December 2020 as 20V792000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 18 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 3,262 complaints with NHTSA, 4 of them before this campaign was filed. 55 of those name the seat belts, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 37 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V083000 (power train), 25V619000 (fuel system, diesel), 25V274000 (engine and engine cooling), 25V148000 (power train).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by General Motors, LLC with NHTSA on December 23, 2020 as campaign 20V811000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-12-23.
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