Recall 00V347000: 2000–2001 Cadillac Deville

Report received

Oct 30, 2000

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

116,682vehicles

Model years

2000–2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, hearse, and limousines. Some of these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." these vehicles have seat belts that may not meet the 30-pound push button release effort requirement of the standard.

Possible consequence

High release efforts could make it more difficult for a crash victim to release the belt and exit the vehicle.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the seat belts and, if necessary, modify the latch plates or replace the retractor. Dealers will also add "snap on" latch clips to eliminate the potential of inverted latch plate insertion. Owner notification is being conducted in phases. The first phase began may 29, 2001, and the second phase began july 6, 2001. 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 cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2000 Cadillac Deville225 complaints
• 2001 Cadillac Deville175 complaints