NHTSA recall 04V225000
Seat Belts · General Motors, LLC
Details
What's wrong: Certain extended and regular cab pickup trucks and cargo vans converted to compressed natural gas (cng) fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 225, 'child restraint anchorage systems.' These vehicles have one seating position, the center rear seat, equipped with child restraint lower anchorages.
Why it matters: The standard requires child seat lower anchorages in two seating positions for vehicles with three rear seating positions. The standard cab and cargo van vehicles, which only have front seating positions, have an air bag off switch to disable the front passenger air bag and do not have child…
The fix: To bring the standard cab and cargo van vehicles into compliance, dealers will inject epoxy into the air bag off switch to prevent air bag activation, relocate the switch behind the instrument panel and then install a cover over the resulting opening. The sun visor label and owner's manual will…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2003 Chevrolet Express
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2003 GMC Savana
- 2003 GMC Sierra
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2004 GMC Sierra
All model years NHTSA lists
2003 Chevrolet Express, 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, 2004 Chevrolet Silverado, 2003 Gmc Savana, 2003 Gmc Sierra, 2004 Gmc Sierra.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 04V225000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.