{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 14V488 (14171): Model Year 2013 Buick Encore",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v488/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V488 (General Motors): If the seat belts do not remain locked in the retracted position when under load, the seat occupant may not be adequatel...",
  "excerpt": "Buick Encore, Cadillac Ats, model year 2013. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 8 August 2014. 48,114 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to March 1, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to May 1, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the driver and passenger lap belt pretensioner cables may not lock in a … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls General Motors's own number for this recall: 14171. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V488 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the seat belts do not remain locked in the retracted position when under load, the seat occupant may not be adequately restrained in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 14V488 General Motors LLC Seat Belts:Front 8 August 2014 2013-2013 BUICK ENCORE, CADILLAC ATS If the seat belts do not remain locked in the retracted position when under",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:22:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 14V488 (14171): Model Year 2013 Buick Encore\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v488/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}