2003 Chevrolet Express & 2003 GMC Savana recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain vans with a gross vehicle weight of less than 8,500 pounds, during a vehicle crash sufficient enough to deploy the safety belt pretensioner, the front safety belt buckles may not release after the vehicle crash, or alternately may eject the safety belt LATCH during the vehicle crash.
💥 The risk
This could result in increased risk of personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the front driver and passenger side safety belt buckle. Owner notification began june 3, 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or 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
- 03V050000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 03007
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 18,327
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 3, 2003
- Built
- Apr 1, 2002 – Jan 12, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 03007. Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).