2007 ISUZU I-290/I-370; 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2008 ISUZU I-290/I-370; 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2006 ISUZU I-280/I-350; 2004 GMC CANYON; 2005 GMC CANYON; 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2006 GMC CANYON; 2007 GMC CANYON; 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2008 GMC CANYON; 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2009 GMC CANYON; 2010 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2010 GMC CANYON; 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2011 GMC CANYON
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
General Motors is recalling certain 2004-2011 Chevrolet Colorado, 2004-2011 GMC Canyon, 2006 Isuzu I-280/I-350, and 2007-2008 Isuzu I-290/I-370 regular cab and extended cab vehicles without rear seats. These vehicles have a front 60/40 split bench seat but lack proper access to the top tether anchor for the front center seat position, and the owner's manual does not provide instructions on how to use it. This creates a safety concern because improper installation of a child restraint in the front center seat—the only seating option in these vehicles—could reduce the restraint's effectiveness in a crash and increase the risk of injury or death to a child.
To remedy this issue, dealers will cut an opening in the back panel trim cover to provide access to the top tether anchor and will supply supplemental information about its use in the owner's manual. Owners of affected vehicles should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu at 1-800-255-6727, or visit GM's website at www.gmownercenter.com. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for owner notification of this recall.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
BOTH NHTSA AND GM DISCOURAGE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A FRONT SEAT. NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY REQUIRE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT CENTER SEATING POSITION OF THIS VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT OFFER A REAR SEAT. LACK OF ACCESS TO THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR AND A LACK OF INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO USE IT, MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN THE RESTRAINT'S PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD SEATED IN THE RESTRAINT.
DEALERS WILL CUT A HOLE INTO THE BACK PANEL TRIM COVER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT POSITION AND WILL PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AS TO USE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727 OR VISIT GM'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND THE OWNER MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING HOW TO USE THE TOP TETHER.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.