GM Integrated Car Seat Recall Announcements

Below is a list of infant, baby and child car seat recalls issued by General Motors Corp.

Child safety restraints or car seats are designed to protect and shield our children from injuries serious car crashes. For the most part, advances in child car seat safety and child car seat design and manufacturing have saved countless lives. There are however instances of manufacturing defects of design or use of sub par materials in the construction process, which prompt a massive recall of a popular car seat. Unfortunately, many of the problems that prompt car seat recalls are learned of the hard way.

If your child or somebody you know has been seriously injured or killed in a car crash related to the below listed car seat recalls, you should contact us immediately.  You may be entitled to compensation by filing a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of the defective car seat.  Please use the form at the bottom of this page to contact an Injury help Network attorney or lawyer.  You may also call toll free 24 hrs/day by dialing (866) 879-3040.

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Make: CHEVROLET

Models:
ASTRO, SAFARI

Production Dates: May 1, 1996 - September 30, 1997

Noncompliance: 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: THESE CONDITIONS COULD INCREASE THE OCCUPANT’S RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Corrective Action: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE CHILD SEATS, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CHILD SEAT.

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).

NHTSA No.:  99V009000 [CHEVROLET Safety Recall No.: 98071]