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#10370A: Product Safety - Safety Belt Buckle Anchor Fracture - (Jan 4, 2011)
Subject: 10370A - Safety Belt Buckle Anchor Fracture
Models: 2011 Cadillac SRX
2011 Chevrolet Equinox
2011 GMC Terrain
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The Service Procedure in this bulletin has been revised to correct the model name in the second bulletin under Step 1. Please discard all copies of bulletin 10370, issued December 2010.
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Condition
General Motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2011 model year Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain. On some of these vehicles, the driver and/or front passenger safety belt buckle anchor may fracture and separate near the seat attachment in a vehicle crash. If this were to occur, the safety belt system may not restrain the occupant(s) as designed and could increase the risk of injury.
Correction
Dealers are to modify the passenger and, in some cases, the driver safety belt buckles.
Vehicles Involved
Involved are certain 2011 model year Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain vehicles.
All involved vehicles are identified by VIN in the Global Warranty Management System - Investigate Vehicle History (GMVIS2) Application. Dealership technicians should always check this site to confirm vehicle involvement prior to beginning any required inspections and/or repairs. It is essential to routinely verify eligibility because not all similar vehicles may be involved regardless of description or option content.
For dealers with involved vehicles, a listing with involved vehicles containing the complete vehicle identification number, customer name, and address information has been prepared and will be provided to US and Canadian dealers through the GM GlobalConnect Recall Reports, or sent directly to export dealers. Dealers will not have a report available if they have no involved vehicles currently assigned.
The listing may contain customer names and addresses obtained from Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any purpose other than follow-up necessary to complete this recall is a violation of law in several states/provinces/countries. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this report to the follow-up necessary to complete this recall.
Parts Information
No parts are required for this recall.
Service Procedure
Determine which seat belt buckle(s) require rework.
• SRX - the driver and passenger seat belt buckles require rework. Proceed to Step 2.
• Equinox/Terrain - Determine the 11th character of the VIN (will be the number following the "B").
- If the 11th character of the VIN is " 1 " and the last 8 of the VIN is lower than B1147725, the driver and passenger seat belt buckles require rework.
- If the 11th character of the VIN is " 1 " and the last 8 of the VIN is equal to or greater than B1147725, only the passenger seat belt buckle requires rework. The driver seat belt buckle has already been reworked.
- If the 11th character of the VIN is " 6 " and the last 8 of VIN is lower than B6242515, the driver and passenger seat belt buckles require rework.
- If the 11th character of the VIN is " 6 " and the last 8 of the VIN is equal to or greater than B6242515, only the passenger seat belt buckle requires rework. The driver seat belt buckle has already been reworked.
Based on the determination of Step 1, remove the appropriate seat(s) from the vehicle. Refer to Front Seat Replacement in SI.
Note: The seat belt buckle assembly angle must be marked with a marker prior to removal so that the seat belt buckle assembly alignment is correct on reassembly.
Use a marker to highlight the edge of the seat belt buckle assembly to the seat frame. Refer to illustration.
Remove the seat belt buckle assembly and place it on a work bench or vise.
Using a hammer, bend the anti-rotation tab (1) on the seat belt buckle assembly. Ensure that the anti-rotation tab is bent down into the tab notch (B). Refer to the illustration.
Note: Use the seat buckle assembly orientation reference mark created in Step 3 to ensure that the seat belt buckle assembly is installed at the correct angle.
Re-install the seat belt buckle assemblies to the appropriate seat(s). Refer to Front Seat Belt Buckle Replacement in SI.
Install the seat(s). Refer to Front Seat Replacement in SI.