General Motors is recalling about 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans over a possible issue with unrestrained occupants. The recall is part of GM’s just-completed comprehensive safety review resulting in three new recalls affecting 3.54 million vehicles.
The problem: the recall affects Express and Savana vans, which do not comply with a head impact requirement for unrestrained occupants.
Affected vehicles: Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans from the 2009-2014 model years with gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds.
Number of vehicles potentially affected: about 303,000.
The fix: a rework of the passenger instrument panel material. Unsold vehicles have been placed on a stop delivery until development of the solution has been completed and parts are available, with customers being notified at that time. Repairs will be made at no charge to customers.
Comments
Didn’t the govt crash test approve these cars and trucks? If it was ok when they were new why are they not in compliance now?
Crash tests aren’t comprehensive. They would have to crash hundreds of dummies per car to detect everything. The HHR had a similar problem where non-SAB units didn’t meet federal standards, and padding had to be added to the roof.
Cool! If my HHR doesn’t kill me driving to work, my company van will kill me at work! GM is out to get me. Good thing I got the wife a new Subaru hatchback.
This is bulls#%^! I am from canada going down to ohio to pick up my van in two days , I’ll sign a waiver, or put a warning label on the dash! I think this is a pathetic excuse of a recall! All occupants should wear seat belts, it’s our canadian law as well should everywhere else, of course you may be injured if you are not wearing seat belts! Put them on!
I am also pi$$ed about this. I ordered a van last November. it is now at dealership in Edmonton, and has been for over two weeks. there it will sit for probably another month till this is fixed.
Why is this taking so long to get the replacement parts. I order my Van in the beginning of March with NO notification of a stop delivery (bait and switch) and the dealer has my van (pending stop delivery) All the paper work was complete. Trading in my 2009 Tahoe bank loan etc. On the day of delivery I was told there was a stop delivery due to a recall. This is BS. now i’m making loan payments on a bank check and a vehicle I don’t have in my possession. with NO ETA on the recall part.
This is terrible business for GM. I have always supported GM and owned their products. I’m rethinking if I should pull the plug on this purchase and any future purchases from them… this is bad for business and really s@$## as I was looking forward to having this vehicle over the summer.