GM Recalls 2014−2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Trucks to Fix Safety Issue at No Charge
As a preventive measure, General Motors has issued a recall alert for 2014−2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pick-up trucks because of a safety issue regarding seatbelts, which its dealers will be repairing at no charge at all. There have been no accidents or untoward incidents related to this present issue, but the company is issuing the recall in order to precisely preempt such from happening.
The defect is in the steel cable attaching the strap to the truck's interior. Every time the seatbelt is in use, whether at the driver entering or exiting the vehicle in question, the cable is easily bent and it will only be a matter of time before the strap detaches fully from the vehicle.
The repair that General Motors is offering consists in the enlargement of the side shield opening and strengthening the tensioner by putting in a new pusher bracket or replacing the seatbelt tensioner assembly.
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It has been reported that there are 895,232 Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 vehicles in the United States which have these faulty seatbelts installed. Only 3,000 are reported to be left unsold, and GM will be making the repairs on the defective seatbelts before the remaining units are sold. However, on the worldwide market, the same units will also face the same recall, binging the number up to 1,037,982 units which need the repair.
General Motors will be getting in touch with the owners of the models affected, although so far, it has not revealed how it will go about it.
GM has dealt with similarly dealt with problems regarding its 2011−2012 Chevrolet Malibu which had been plagued by faulty cable problems the previous year. The car company has also faced problems with the same models regarding their ignition switches, brake pedals, Takata airbags, and even floor mats.
This recall come at a time when the company has only recently unveiled at the Texas Motor Speedway its latest 2016 Chevrolet Silverado Rally Edition, one of the four special editions that Chevrolet is releasing in 2016. The lineup includes the 2016 Chevrolet Realtree Edition, the Silverado 1500 Midnight Edition, and the Silverado 2500 Midnight Edition.
