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NHTSA Campaign ID:  05V558000
Component:  Seat Belts
Manufacturer:  General Motors Corp.
Year:
2003
Make:
Chevrolet Truck
Model:
Express
Recall Date:
12/12/2005
Potential Number of Units Affected: 425,593
Manufactured:
Defect Summary:
On certain full-size passenger, cargo, or cutaway vans, the front and rear seat belt buckles will not latch or will not unlatch. There are two conditions that render the buckle inoperative after customer usage. Specifically, (1) with a damaged ejector hood, the latch tongue cannot fully enter the buckle and will not latch; and (2) if the release bar moves permanently out of position, the buckle will either be unable to engage the latch or the pushbutton will be unable to unlatch the buckle.
Consequence Summary:
In the event of a crash, a seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
Corrective Summary:
Dealers will inspect the buckles and, if found to be inoperative, the entire buckle assembly would be replaced. For buckles found to be operative, dealer will replace only the upper buckle cover. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438.

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