NHTSA recall 05V163000
Seat Belts · General Motors, LLC
Details
What's wrong: On certain crew cab pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the 2nd row center occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the lap portion of the safety belt low around the hips of occupants, especially smaller occupants, seated in this position. Appropriate use of a child seat or booster seat, as recommended for small children, does improve the fit condition for this user group. In addition to…
Why it matters: A lap portion of the seat belt routing that is not low and snug on the hips can allow the lap belt to ride up on an occupant's abdomen instead of fitting low around their hipbones, and therefore, can expose them to more risk of abdominal and internal organ injury.
The fix: Dealers will cut open the guide loop, remove a portion of the loop, and then the remaining two sides should be folded over and secured with a retainer free of charge. The recall began on July 21, 2005.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2003 Cadillac Escalade
- 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2003 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2003 GMC Sierra
- 2003 GMC Yukon
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade
- 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2004 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2004 GMC Sierra
- 2004 GMC Yukon
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade
- 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2005 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2005 GMC Sierra
- 2005 GMC Yukon
All model years NHTSA lists
2003 Cadillac Escalade, 2004 Cadillac Escalade, 2005 Cadillac Escalade, 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, 2004 Chevrolet Silverado, 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, 2003 Chevrolet Suburban, 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2003 Gmc Sierra, 2004 Gmc Sierra, 2005 Gmc Sierra, 2003 Gmc Yukon, 2004 Gmc Yukon, 2005 Gmc Yukon, 2004 Hummer H2, 2005 Hummer H2.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 05V163000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.