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HighNHTSA·23V339000·Announced 2023-05-11

Child seat anchor defect affects 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain

General Motors is recalling 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles due to excessive powder coating on rear child seat LATCH anchorage bars, which could prevent proper installation and leave child seats unsecured in a crash.

What this means for you

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: This recall involves a structural vehicle defect affecting child seat safety systems. Although no injuries have been reported and the harm is theoretical (potential crash injury from an unsecured child seat), child restraint failure is a high-consequence hazard, warranting a High severity rating.

Plain-English summary

General Motors is recalling certain 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and 2020-2023 GMC Terrain vehicles. The four rear-seat lower child seat LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating.

This defect prevents a child seat from being properly installed using the anchorage bars, which fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225 ("Child Restraint Anchorage Systems"). If a child seat cannot be secured with the LATCH system, it may become unsecured in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to a child.

The recall affects approximately 668,187 vehicles. Owners are advised to install child seats using the vehicle's rear seat belts until the recall is complete. Dealers will inspect the latch anchorage bars and remove and replace the finish as necessary at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 2, 2023. Owners can contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782 for more information.

The recalled product

Product
CHEVROLET, GMC EQUINOX, TERRAIN
Brand
CHEVROLET
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Child safety system
Hazard
Affected units
668,187

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)

  • EQUINOX
  • TERRAIN

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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