By Michael Elkins
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, General Motors (NYSE:GM) is recalling nearly 485,000 vehicles equipped with third row seating.
According to the recall notice, these vehicles may suffer from a deformed rivet in the seat belt buckle assembly that may prevent the harness from operating properly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The recall affects certain Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles made between 2021 and 2022.
GM said that on May 14, a customer told a dealership about a faulty seatbelt assembly in a 2021 Suburban. A manager reported it to GM's safety program on May 18, and the company launched an investigation on May 31.
Operators at the seatbelt maker's plant "may have not properly followed manufacturing processes and inadvertently missed the rivet forming operation," GM said.
The company says it’s not aware of any crashes or injuries caused by the problem.
Owners concerned about their vehicles’ safety can bring their cars into their nearest General Motors location where dealers will inspect the rivet head formation on both the left and right side third-row seat belt buckle assemblies and replace seat belt buckle assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.
GM said it expects to send letters to vehicle owners in September.
GM is up 0.14% in mid-day trading Tuesday.