What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005390
- Recall date
- 14 December 2005
- Make
- Chevrolet, Gmc
- Models
- Express, Savana
- Model years
- 2003 to 2006
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 39,243
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain full-size passenger, cargo and cutaway vans may have front and rear seat belt buckles that will not latch or will not unlatch. There are two conditions that render the buckle inoperative after customer usage. Specifically, (1) with a damaged ejector hood, the latch tongue cannot fully enter the buckle and will not latch, and (2) if the release bar moves permanently out of position the buckle will either be unable to engage the latch or the pushbutton will be unable to unlatch the buckle. Correction: Dealers will inspect buckles and, if found to be inoperative, the entire buckle assembly will be replaced.
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 2005390.