The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·19V644000·Announced 2019-09-06

GM Recalls 2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for Seatbelt Warning Defect

General Motors is recalling 2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles because the seatbelt-unfastened warning light may fail to illuminate for five seconds after ignition.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety-critical warning system failure that increases the risk of injury in a crash, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

General Motors LLC is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. The recall addresses a defect in the instrument cluster where the seatbelt-unfastened warning light will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the "on" or "start" position. This issue causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

The defect increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash because the driver may forget to fasten the seatbelt without the visual reminder. General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2019.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-7782. GM's number for this recall is N192264500. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
GMC, CHEVROLET SAVANA, EXPRESS
Brand
GMC
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Category
Vehicle — Passenger Van
Hazard
Affected units
91,399

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • SAVANA
  • EXPRESS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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