Recall - Child Restraint Anchorage Information: Overview
File In Section: Product RecallsBulletin No.: 03039
Date: August, 2003
F/CMVSS NONCOMPLIANCE RECALL
SUBJECT:
03039-CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM INFORMATION
MODELS:
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS
2003 CADILLAC CTS
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS, MONTE CARLO, TRAILBLAZER, TRAILBLAZER EXT, VENTURE
2002 GMC ENVOY
2003 GMC ENVOY, ENVOY XL, SAVANA
2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
2002-2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
2001 PONTIAC AZTEK, GRAND AM, MONTANA
2002 PONTIAC AZTEK
2003 PONTIAC AZTEK, MONTANA
(THE ONLY VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CANADA ARE THE 2003 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES)
CONDITION
General Motors has decided that certain 2003 model year Buick Rendezvous; 2003 model year Cadillac CTS; 2001 model year Chevrolet Venture; 2002 model year Chevrolet TrailBlazer; 2003 model year Chevrolet Express, Monte Carlo, TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer EXT, Venture; 2002 model year GMC Envoy; 2003 model year GMC Envoy, Envoy XL, Savana; 2001 model year Oldsmobile Alero; 2002 model year Oldsmobile Bravada; 2003 model year Oldsmobile Bravada; 2001 model year Pontiac Aztek, Grand Am, Montana-(w/AT5/AL4); 2002 model year Pontiac Aztek; and 2003 model year Pontiac Aztek, Montana vehicles fail to conform to either (1) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage System", because the Owner's Manual does not explain the meaning of the location symbols for the Lower Universal Anchorage System, or (2) Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210.2, "Lower Universal Anchorage Systems for Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions", because the Owner's Manual does not include the location symbols for the Lower Universal Anchorage System and an explanation of the meaning of the symbols.
CORRECTION
Owner's will receive an Owner's Manual supplement and will be asked to place it with their Owner's Manual. For vehicles in inventory or, at an owner's request, dealers are to update the customer's Owner's Manual with a supplement that describes and displays the symbols for the child restraint anchors that are located in the vehicle and on the child restraint or booster cushion.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 2003 model year Buick Rendezvous; 2003 model year Cadillac CTS; 2001 model year Chevrolet Venture; 2002 model year Chevrolet TrailBlazer; 2003 model year Chevrolet Express, Monte Carlo, TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer EXT, Venture; 2002 model year GMC Envoy; 2003 model year GMC Envoy, Envoy XL, Savana; 2001 model year Oldsmobile Alero; 2002 model year Oldsmobile Bravada; 2003 model year Oldsmobile Bravada; 2001 model year Pontiac Aztek, Grand Am, Montana; 2002 model year Pontiac Aztek; 2003 model year Pontiac Aztek, Montana vehicles built within the VIN breakpoints shown.
IMPORTANT:
Dealers should confirm vehicle eligibility through their Campaign Initiation Detail Report. VINS will not be loaded into GMVIS (GM Vehicle Inquiry System) or GM Access Screen (Canada only) Computer listings containing the complete Vehicle Identification Number, customer name and address data of involved vehicles have been prepared, and are being furnished to involved dealers with the recall bulletin. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the recall bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
These dealer listings may contain customer names and addresses obtained from Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states/provinces/countries. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing for recall purposes.
PARTS INFORMATION
No parts are required for this recall.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Make a copy of the Owner's Manual Supplement shown in this bulletin.
2. Insert the Supplement in the Owner's Manual.
3. Install the GM Recall Identification Label.
RECALL IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Place a Recall Identification Label on each vehicle corrected in accordance with the instructions outlined in this Product Recall Bulletin. Each label provides a space to include the recall number and the five-digit dealer code of the dealer performing the recall service. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or a ballpoint pen.
Put the Recall Identification Label on a clean and dry surface of the radiator core support in an area that will be visible to people servicing the vehicle.
For US - When installing the Recall Identification Label, be sure to pull the tab to allow adhesion of the clear protective covering. Additional Recall Identification Labels for US dealers can be obtained from Dealer Support Materials.
For Canada Additional Recall Identification Labels for Canadian dealers can be obtained from DGN.
CLAIM INFORMATION
Important:
VINs are not loaded in GMVIS or GM Access but are still eligible to use the V labor operation.
Refer to the General Motors WINS Claims Processing Manual for details on Product Recall Claim Submission.
CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION
General Motors will notify customers of this recall on their vehicle (see copy of customer letter shown in this bulletin).
DEALER RECALL RESPONSIBILITY - For US (US States and Possessions)
The US National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act provides that each vehicle that is subject to a recall of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the customer has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the customer may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation. To avoid having to provide these burdensome remedies, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. In the recall notification letters, customers are told how to contact the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration if the recall is not completed within a reasonable time.
This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this recall may not comply with the standard identified above. Under Title 49, Section 30112 of the United States Code, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the recall correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty for each such sale.
DEALER RECALL RESPONSIBILITY - ALL
All unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this recall must be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this recall bulletin before customers take possession of these vehicles.
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this recall at no charge to customers, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.
Customers who have recently purchased vehicles sold from your vehicle inventory, and for which there is no customer information indicated on the dealer listing, are to be contacted by the dealer. Arrangements are to be made to make the required correction according to the instructions contained in this bulletin. A copy of the customer letter is shown this bulletin for your use in contacting customers. Recall follow-up cards should not be used for this purpose, since the customer may not as yet have received the notification letter.
In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this recall enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, you must take the steps necessary to be sure the recall correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
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