Vehicle recall 03V250000 · July 15, 2003
Pontiac Aztek, Oldsmobile Bravada and 11 more models
Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage system."…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage system." the owner's manual does not explain the meaning of the location symbols for the child restraint lower universal anchorage system.
- Consequence
- This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
- Remedy
- Owners will be provided with a supplement for their owner's manual. This supplement describes and shows the location symbols for the child restraint anchors that are located in the vehicle and on the child restraint or booster cushion. Owner notification began August 18, 2003. Owners should contact Buick at 1-866-608-8080, Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or Oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.
- Notes
- GM recall no. 03039.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 15, 2003
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 03039
- Owner notification
- August 20, 2003
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,707,825
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Owners/service/other manual
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Rendezvous (2003): 2003
- Cadillac CTS (2003): 2003
- Chevrolet Express (2003): 2003
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo (2003): 2003
- Chevrolet Trailblazer (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
- Chevrolet Venture (2001, 2003): 2003, 2001
- GMC Envoy (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
- GMC Savana (2003): 2003
- Oldsmobile Alero (2001): 2001
- Oldsmobile Bravada (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
- Pontiac Aztek (2001-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001
- Pontiac Grand AM (2001): 2001
- Pontiac Montana (2001, 2003): 2003, 2001
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