Seat belts: pretensionerRecall 19V-814 · Chevrolet and GMC vehicles
General Motors LLC recall 19V-814 covers 556,399 Chevrolet and GMC vehicles for a seat belts: pretensioner problem, reported to NHTSA on November 14, 2019. The manufacturer's latest report (2021 Q2) shows 95% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 19V814000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, and 2020 Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 vehicles equipped with carpet floor covering. When the front seat belt pretensioners deploy, hot gas may vent through an opening in the pretensioner bracket, possibly igniting the carpet.
The risk
A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will close off the opening in the pretensioner bracket, free of charge. The recall began December 13, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267. GM's number for this recall is N192270600.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
95%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 701 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from March 2, 2018 to October 31, 2019. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.