Four General Motors crossovers are being recalled, NHTSA says, for failing to measure up to requirements for safety standard #209…. the one for seat belt assemblies, don’t you know? The second or third row seat belt buckle could be missing a rivet.
Model year 2009 examples of the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Saturn Outlook – basically identical vehicles under the skin and inside the seat belt buckles, apparently – will have any deficient seat belt buckle replaced free of charge under this Recall. That could be up to 16,667 CUVs, NHTSA says. The Lambda platform could even be the foundation for the next Cadillac Escalade and/or Chevrolet Suburban if General Motors money remains….. er, tight, and if fuel economy standards make the possibility of a 20+mpg giant SUV impossible.
