2002 GMC Envoy recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts." these vehicles have a console cover/armrest lid LATCH that could release at less than the 10G vertical load requirement of the standard.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the console cover could open and the cover or items stored under it could injure an occupant.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the console LATCH mechanism and install a striker plate. Owner notification began july 16, 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.
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
- 01V158000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01042
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 8,197
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-462-8782
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 16, 2001
- Built
- Oct 1, 2000 – Mar 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).