Buick Enclave; Chevrolet Traverse; GMC Acadia; Saturn Outlook (2009-2014): Seat belts
Recall 14V266000 · May 20, 2014 · General Motors LLC
1,339,355
vehicles affected
1,339,355
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V266000
- Date
- May 20, 2014
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 1,339,355
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts
- Model years
- 2009-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through March 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue and separate over time.
What can happen
If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on July 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on July 11, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). General Motors recall number for this campaign is 14187.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 20 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V266000?
4 models: Buick Enclave (2009-2014), Chevrolet Traverse (2009-2014), GMC Acadia (2009-2014) and 1 more, about 1.34 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V266000?
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the.
What can happen?
If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.