Impala recall launched by General Motors

GM has started an Impala recall. Possible seat belt defects are the trigger of the 300,000 vehicle recall. The seat belts may are improperly mounted. They may come apart in a crash. Only two model years are impacted, though. General Motors will contact owners of the impacted model years.

A lot of Impala recalled

General Motors has announced the Impala recall, which is due to a seat belt deficiency, means more than 300,000 vehicles that will need to be repaired. There are only two impacted model years of the Chevrolet Impala, based on USA Today. Do you own a 2009 or 2010 model year of the Chevrolet Impala? You need to contact General Motors or the nearest Chevrolet dealership immediately. The phone number owners can call to get info on the Impala recall is 800-630-2438. Owners of the cars will be getting notices from General Motors and dealerships about the recall. It’s really easy to fix a defective seatbelt. Owners will not have to pay anything to have this done.

Seat belt deficiency results in recall

General Motors maintains an investigative division to catch these troubles before everyone is hurt or killed. There have not been any injuries or fatalities reported for the seat belt defect. This is what CNN reports. The front seat belts are defective in the Chevy Impala. The lap belt pretensioner is supposed to have the belts security anchored into it. This doesn’t seem to be the case. The front passengers might have the belt separated from the mounting if there were a crash.

Lucky break in regular repairs

There started to be lots of warranty maintenance on seat belts. This caused General Motors to investigate the situation. By June 2009, there had been 9 complaints about it. The recall started as a precaution after 32 complaints had come in by August 2010. There were not any accounts of injury or death. By the end of Oct, all owners ought to have their automobiles inspected.

Information from

USA Today

content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/10/gm-recalls-300000-chevrolet-impalas-says-seat-belt-may-come-loose/1

CNN

money.cnn.com/2010/10/15/autos/GM_Chevrolet_Impala_recall/index.htm