FMVSS Noncompliance Recall N192264500 Seatbelt Reminder Telltale Delay – 2019 Chevrolet Express & GMC Savana

September 6, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V644000

Delay In Seatbelt-Unfastened Telltale/FMVSS 208

Without the seatbelt warning reminder, the driver may forget to fasten the seatbelt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V644

Manufacturer General MotorseBay logo LLC

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 91,399

 

Summary

General MotorseBay logo LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 ChevroleteBay logo Express and GMC Savana vehicles. The seatbelt-unfastened warning light will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the “on” or “start” position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”

 

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. The recall began October 3, 2019. Owners may contact ChevroleteBay logo customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM’s number for this recall is N192264500.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

Check if your Vehicle has a Recall

 


IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

October 2019

This notice applies to your vehicle, VIN: _____________________________________

Dear General MotorseBay logo Customer:

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

General MotorseBay logo has decided that certain 2019 model year ChevroleteBay logo Express and GMC Savana vehicles may fail to conform to S7.3 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208, Occupant crash protection.  As a result, GM is conducting a recall.  We apologize for this inconvenience.  However, we are concerned about your safety and continued satisfaction with our products.

I M P O R T A N T

  • Your vehicle is involved in GM safety recall N192264500.
  • Schedule an appointment with your GM dealer.
  • This service will be performed for you at no charge.

 

Why is your vehicle being recalled?In these vehicles, the seatbelt-unfastened telltale will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the on or start position.  There is no impact to the vehicle’s seatbelt systems, and the telltale will function normally after the five second delay. A software change implemented for 2019 model year ChevroleteBay logo Express and GMC Savana vehicles contains an error that inhibits the activation of the telltale for five seconds after vehicle startup. During the five-second delay, the telltale will not alert the driver that the driver’s seatbelt is unbuckled, increasing the risk of the driver forgetting to buckle the seatbelt and the risk of injury in a crash.
What will we do? Your GM dealer will reprogram the instrument panel cluster (IPC).  This service will be performed for you at no charge.  Because of service scheduling requirements, it is likely that your dealer will need your vehicle longer than the actual inspection and service correction time of approximately 35 minutes.
What should you do? You should contact your GM dealer to arrange a service appointment as soon as possible.
Do you have questions? If you have questions or concerns that your dealer is unable to resolve, please contact the appropriate Customer Assistance Center at the number listed below.

 

 

DivisionNumberText Telephones (TTY)
ChevroleteBay logo1-800-630-24381-800-833-2438
GMC1-866-996-94631-800-462-8583
Puerto Rico – English1-800-496-9992
Puerto Rico – Español1-800-496-9993
Virgin Islands1-800-496-9994

 

If after contacting your dealer and the Customer Assistance Center, you are still not satisfied we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge and within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, or call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1.888.327.4236 (TTY 1.800.424.9153), or go to https://www.safercar.gov.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Campaign ID Number for this recall is 19V644.

Federal regulation requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.

 

Maryann L. Combs
Vice President
Global Vehicle Safety

GM Recall:
N192264500

 


 


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NonCompliance Recall N192264500 Seatbelt Reminder Telltale Delay

These questions and answers are being provided to help GM dealers respond to inquiries from involved vehicle owners about the Safety recall identified above.

 

Q1)Which vehicles are involved?
A1)Certain 2019 model year ChevroleteBay logo Express and GMC Savana vehicles.

 

Q2)What is the issue or condition?
A2)These vehicles may fail to conform to S7.3 of Federal Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208, Occupant crash protection.  In these vehicles, the seatbelt-unfastened telltale will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the on or start position.  There is no impact to the vehicle’s seatbelt systems, and the telltale will function normally after the five-second delay. A software change implemented for 2019 model year ChevroleteBay logo Express and GMC Savana vehicles contains an error that inhibits the activation of the telltale for five seconds after vehicle startup. During the five-second delay, the telltale will not alert the driver that the driver’s seatbelt is unbuckled.  If the driver does not buckle the seatbelt, this could increase the driver’s risk of injury in the event of a crash.

 

Q3) What symptoms may be experienced?  What warning signs may be associated with the issue or condition described?
A3)None

 

Q4) What is the remedy/repair?
A4)Dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster (IPC).

 

Q5) What is the safety risk?  Is the vehicle safe to drive?
A5)During the five-second delay, the telltale will not alert the driver that the driver’s seatbelt is unbuckled.  If the driver does not buckle the seatbelt, this could increase the driver’s risk of injury in the event of a crash.

 

Q6) Does the customer have to pay for this remedy/repair?
A6)No, this software update will be done at no cost to the customer.

 

Q7) Is the remedy/repair available now?
A7)Yes, the software update is available now, please see the attached bulletin for details.

 

Q8) What should customers do until recall repairs can be completed?  Are there any special instructions?
A8)If special instructions are provided, they will be included in the notification letters to customers.

 

Q9) How can customers check to see if their vehicle is involved in this field action?
A9)Customers who own a vehicle involved in the field action will be notified by mail by General MotorseBay logo, but they may also check their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for field actions in GM Owner Center at https://my.gm.com/recalls or via NHTSA’s website at https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/.

 

Q10)If customers are concerned, can they get a rental car or courtesy transportation?
A10)Courtesy transportation is available for customers whose vehicles are involved in this recall and are within the warranty coverage period for the warranty which is associated with this recall.  Please refer to Warranty Administration Bulletin #17-NA-073:  Field Action Courtesy Transportation Policy for further information.

 

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
CHEVROLETeBay logoEXPRESS2019
GMCSAVANA2019

 


14 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2020-2

RCLQRT-19V644-7801.PDF 211.342KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2020-1

RCLQRT-19V644-7343.PDF 211.256KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-4

RCLQRT-19V644-8831.PDF 211.152KB

 


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NonCompliance Recall N192264500 Seatbelt Reminder Telltale Delay

RMISC-19V644-9955.pdf 90.804KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Date: September 26, 2019 Subject: N192264500-01 – Noncompliance Recall Seatbelt Reminder Telltale Delay Customer Letter Added

RCMN-19V644-4882.pdf 9.88KB

 


Safety Bulletin

RCSB-19V644-9524.pdf 277.634KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V644-9365.pdf 244.729KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 2

RCLRPT-19V644-4103.PDF 214.003KB

 


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NonCompliance Recall N192264500 Seatbelt Reminder Telltale Delay

RMISC-19V644-3273.pdf 90.804KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Date: September 6, 2019 Subject: N192264500 – Noncompliance Recall Seatbelt Reminder Telltale Delay

RCMN-19V644-7157.pdf 11.233KB

 


Safety Bulletin

RCSB-19V644-1117.pdf 251.612KB

 


Non-Compliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V644-8000.PDF 214.003KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 3

RCLRPT-19V644-9478.PDF 214.003KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-19V644-8267.pdf 90.819KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V644&docType=RCL

 


 

Reprogramming

GM Diagnostic/Programming (TIS2Web)

 

Approved J2534 Device with TIS2WEB can reprogram 1996 and later All GM Modules.

To obtain the latest electronic controller calibration information for your vehicle, go to https://tis2web.service.gm.com/tis2web and enter the vehicle's 17 character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and select 'Get CAL ID’.

You can then compare the latest part number with the actual number installed on the vehicle to determine if a reprogram is needed.

The Service Programming System (SPS) application is part of the TIS2Web system. To program an ECU, the SPS application must communicate with the vehicle control modules using the proper J2534 programming interface tool.

The Tech 2 supports model years 1996 and beyond. With the addition of the CAN Diagnostic Interface (CANdi) module, Tech 2 is fully backward compatible with current Tech 2 functionality and operates transparently when diagnosing non-CAN-equipped vehicles.

Servicing the next generation Global A vehicles will require the diagnostic software, GDS2, Global Diagnostic System 2 running on a local PC device while the MDI is connected to the vehicle. The GM MDI is the Global Diagnostic tool for future vehicles starting with Global A vehicles.

The GM MDI was introduced in the fall of 2007 for Pass-Thru programming and offers faster programming speed. It can be used to perform Pass-Thru programming on all vehicles built since 1996 and into the future. Click here to view a list of GDS supported vehicles.

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