| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V009000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
ASTRO |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
98071 |
| Mfg Component Desc: |
CHILD SEAT |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
05-01-1996 through 09-30-1997
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| Type of Report: |
V |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
2,090 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
01-21-1999 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
MFR |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
01-20-1999 |
| Record Creation Date: |
01-27-1999 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| FMVSS Number: |
213 |
| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THESE CONDITIONS COULD INCREASE THE OCCUPANT'S RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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