Recalls › 97V104000

NHTSA recall 97V104000

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Chevrolet Corvette

Reported Jun 28, 19974,369 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Sep 1, 1996 – May 30, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the seat belts in these vehicles incorporate an energy management loop. this loop IS inadequate to absorb the necessary forces that can be exerted on it. therefore, the vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

The risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, the energy management loop will not absorb enough energy, and injury to the seat occupant can occur.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the driver and passenger side seat belt retractor assemblies.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Corvette
1997

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification will begin during july 1997. 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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.