2000–2001 GMC Diamond Edition & 2000–2001 GMC Envoy recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts." these vehicles have a console cover/armrest cam LATCH that could release at less than the required load of the standard.
💥 The risk
During a crash, the console cover could open and the cover or items stored under it could injury an occupant.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the console LATCH mechanism.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V375000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00100
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 13,893
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-462-8782
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 9, 2001
- Built
- Mar 1, 1999 – May 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 9, 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 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).