Certain vehicles may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 202 - Head Restraints. The optional Universal Tablet Holder accessory may have been incorrectly installed on front seat head restraints, which may prevent the head restraint posts from fully engaging in the seat back. A head restraint that is not fully engaged in the seat back could loosen and dislodge, or inadvertently move to an undesired height which may provide insufficient head and neck support, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant in a crash, and would fail to comply with the requirements of the standard.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the head restraints and tablet holders for correct installation and reinstall if necessary. General Motors will also mail corrected installation instructions to customers who purchased the Universal Tablet Holder over the counter for installation on their own vehicles.
On certain vehicles, the bolt which fastens the driver’s seat belt anchor to the vehicle’s inner sill structure may not have been tightened to specification during assembly. This could result in the driver's seat belt possibly detaching from the anchor point. If the vehicle were to be involved in a collision, and the seat belt were to detach, it could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will verify the proper connection between the driver’s seat belt anchor and to the vehicle’s inner sill structure.
On certain vehicles, the crimping of the tube for the Micro Gas Generator (MGG) in the 3rd row passengers side seat belt retractor was not manufactured to specification. In the event of a crash that warrants the activation of the seat belt pretensioner, the MGG squib may detach and be propelled out of the tube.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the 3rd row passenger’s side seatbelt retractor.
Certain vehicles equipped with a manual-recline driver seat may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 202 - Head Restraints and CMVSS 207 - Anchorage of Seats. Due to a manufacturing error, the recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame, which would result in the seat failing to meet the requirements of the standards. This could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the front driver seat back frame build date and replace as necessary.
Certain vehicles may have been equipped with seat belt pretensioner igniters that do not meet specifications. This could cause the affected pretentioners to fail to deploy properly in the event of a crash (where deployment is warranted), which could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the affected front seat belt pretentioners.
Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front seat belt pretensioner igniters that do not meet specifications. This could cause the affected pretentioners to fail to deploy properly in the event of a crash (where deployment is warranted), which could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the affected front seat belt pretentioners.
Certain vehicles may not comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection in Frontal Impacts. The center rear seat belt is equipped with a release mechanism that allows both the lap and the shoulder portion of the seat belt to be detached at the lower anchorage point by using a key-like tool. As the rear center seat is non-folding, this is contrary to the requirements of the standard.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
A production change has been undertaken to remedy this non-compliance condition. No corrective recall action is required as the non-compliance condition is deemed to be non-safety related.
On certain vehicles, the connections between the front seat belts and the floor mounted seat belt anchor pretensioners may not have been attached properly during assembly. This could result in a front seat belt possibly detaching from the anchor pretensioner. If the vehicle were to be involved in a collision, and the seat belt were to detach, it could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will verify the connection between the seat belt linkage and the anchor pretensioner’s cable connector for both front seat belts and repair as necessary. <b>
On certain Cabriolet model vehicles, components of the rear seat safety belt pretensioners could detach during pretensioner deployment, potentially entering the passenger compartment. This could increase the risk of injury to the occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the affected rear seat safety belt retractors/pretensioners.
On certain vehicles, the push nuts and/or the lifter link which adjusts the height of the driver seat could be of insufficient strength and could become broken or detach from the seat frame. If this occurs, the seat height and inclination position would change rapidly, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the condition of the driver's seat lifter link. If no cracks are detected, a reinforcement bracket will be added to the lifter links, and the number of push nuts will be increased to two per seat lifter link. If any cracks are detected, dealers will replace the entire seat adjuster unit with a modified part.
On certain vehicles, the seat wiring harness layout may have been routed incorrectly during manufacturing. Through normal seat adjustment, this could cause the seat wiring harness to rub against metal points on the seat/seat frame assembly. Over time, this could lead to an inoperative seat adjustment system, and in some cases could result in an electrical short to ground between the seat wiring harness and the seat adjustment motor assembly, which could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect routing and will secure and protect the seat wiring harness, and if necessary, install a new seat wiring harness.
Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front seat belt pretensioners that do not meet specifications. This could cause the pretensioners to fail to deploy in the event of a crash, which could increase the risk of injury to the front seat occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will check the production date of the front seat belt assemblies (which incorporate the pretensioners) and replace as necessary.
Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front seat belt pretensioners that do not meet specifications. This could cause the pretensioners to fail to deploy in the event of a crash, which could increase the risk of injury to the front seat occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will check the production date of the front seat belt assemblies (which incorporate the pretensioners) and replace as necessary.
On certain vehicles, the lever on the second row outboard seats, which allows access to the third row seat, may stay in the unlocked position after returning the seat to its normal seating position. An unlocked second row outboard seat could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install an additional bracket and spring to the second row outboard seat adjuster to ensure proper engagement of the walk-in lever.
Certain vehicles may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 207 - Anchorage of Seats. Due to a manufacturing error, the seat adjustment bar that controls the second row centre seat slide function may stick in the unlocked position, allowing the seat to slide freely and fail to meet the requirements of the standard. An unlocked second row centre seat may increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the slide function for the second row centre seat and repair/replace the seat adjustment bar if necessary.
On certain vehicles, the calibration of the front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) may not detect a small statured seat occupant if the occupant is sitting on the edge of the seat and remains stationary for a long period of time. As a result, the passenger frontal airbag may not deploy in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will update the software of the Occupant Classification System.
On certain vehicles, the left rear seat back frame may have insufficient weld penetration between the pivot bracket and the pivot pin due to an error during welding setup. Improperly welded seat back pivot pins may not adequately retain items in the luggage compartment in a crash, which could increase the risk of injury to a rear seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the left hand second row seat back frame.
On certain vehicles, deployment of the driver or front passenger seatbelt pretensioner in a crash may generate internal pretensioner temperatures that can degrade the tensile strength of the outboard seat belt anchor cable. This could result in the seat belt not adequately restraining the seat occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury and/or damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will apply a coating to protect the pretensioner's cables.
On certain vehicles, the seat mechanism and instrument panel joint fasteners may not have been tightened properly during the manufacturing process. This could result in reduced occupant protection in an event of a crash, which could increase the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and tighten the potentially loose fasteners.
Certain vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection in Frontal Impacts. The driver and front passenger seat belt extenders may not retract as intended, which could cause the vehicle to fail to comply with the requirements of the standard and increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property in a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will update the software for the rear control module to correct the issue.
