Vehicle recall 95V242000 · December 13, 1995

Chevrolet C10, GMC C15 and 5 more models

These vehicles were built with front seat belt systems with no energy management loops and may not meet the head injury criteria requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: These vehicles were built with front seat belt systems with no energy management loops and may not meet the head injury criteria requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
Consequence: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupants of these seats may not be properly restrained.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the retractor portion of the seat belt assembly(s) with one having the newly designed energy-management twin-loop system.
Notes: System: interior; seat belts; front, FMVSS no. 208.VEHICLE description: light duty pickup trucks, with extended cabs, and equipped with 6.5L naturally aspirated diesel engines and 6.5L turbo diesel engines.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 95V242000
Reported to NHTSA: December 13, 1995
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles potentially affected: 40
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seat belts › Front

Recall 95V242000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Chevrolet C10 (1994-1995): 1995, 1994
Chevrolet C20 (1994-1995): 1995, 1994
Chevrolet C30 (1994-1995): 1995, 1994
GMC C15 (1994-1995): 1995, 1994
GMC C25 (1994-1995): 1995, 1994
GMC C35 (1994-1995): 1995, 1994
GMC Sierra (1994-1995): 1995, 1994

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