Chevrolet Avalanche, Yukon Xl, Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Suburban. Published by Transport Canada as 2005119 on 25 April 2005. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the 2nd row centre occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the lap portion of the safety belt low around the hips of occupants. A lap portion of the seat belt routing that is not low and snug on the hips can allow unfavourable occupant kinetics in the event of a crash. …
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Chevrolet AVALANCHE in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005119
- Recall date
- 25 April 2005
- Make
- Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, Hummer
- Models
- Avalanche, Yukon XL, Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Escalade Esv, Escalade Ext, Escalade, H2
- Model years
- 2003 to 2005
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 73,473
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the 2nd row centre occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the lap portion of the safety belt low around the hips of occupants. A lap portion of the seat belt routing that is not low and snug on the hips can allow unfavourable occupant kinetics in the event of a crash. Moreover, the higher routing allows the lap belt to ride up on an occupant's abdomen instead of fitting low around their hipbones, and therefore, can expose them to more risk of abdominal and internal organ injury. Correction: Dealers will modify the guide loop.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005119.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005118 · 25 April 2005 · NQR, NPR, W4500 · Fuel System
- 2005116 · 22 April 2005 · Silverado, Sierra · Brakes
- 2005108 · 15 April 2005 · Suburban, Yukon XL · Electrical
- 2005131 · 2 May 2005 · Envoy, Trailblazer, Envoy XL · Lights And Instruments
- 2005065 · 21 March 2005 · Topkick 5500, Kodiak 5500, Kodiak 4500 · Electrical
- 2005061 · 10 March 2005 · Astro, Safari · Electrical
- 2005184 · 21 June 2005 · Uplander, Terraza, Montana SV6 · Brakes
- 2005185 · 21 June 2005 · Topkick 5500, School Bus Chassis, Topkick 4500 · Steering
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005130 · 29 April 2005 · Freestar · Seats And Restraints
- 2005112 · 21 April 2005 · LW · Seats And Restraints
- 2005101 · 8 April 2005 · Mbiv, Mbii · Seats And Restraints
- 2005057 · 4 March 2005 · Virago 250 (xv250), Virago 250 Special (xv250s), V-Star 650 Classic (xvs65a) · Seats And Restraints
- 2005223 · 20 June 2005 · Sienna · Seats And Restraints
- 2005012 · 19 January 2005 · GTI, Jetta, Golf · Seats And Restraints
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Chevrolet Avalanche, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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