2000–2002 Cadillac Deville recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain passenger vehicles contain driver and front passenger lap and/or shoulder belt retractors that may not remain locked up as designed during a crash in which the belt pretensioners deploy.
💥 The risk
In such a crash, this could result in an increase in injury for that occupant.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a retainer kit in the driver and passenger safety belt pretensioner. Owner notification began january 31, 2003. 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 cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.
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
- 02V227000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 02031
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 269,169
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-458-8006
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 31, 2003
- Built
- May 1, 1999 – May 31, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 02031. Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).