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NHTSA recall 99V009000

Child seat

Chevrolet Astro and 1 more

Reported Jan 20, 19992,090 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 98071Built May 1, 1996 – Sep 30, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: MINI vans equipped with integrated dual child seats. some of these vehicles may be missing a seat belt retractor clutch spring and/or pawl spring in the child seat. if the clutch spring was missing, the seat belt would lock in the retracted position and could not be used. if the pawl spring was missing, the seat belt restraint would continually play out and would not lock.

The risk

These conditions could increase the occupant's risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the seat belts on the child seats, and if necessary, replace the child seat.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Astro
199619971998
GMC Safari
199619971998

Notes

Owner notification began january 21, 1999. 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 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).