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Certain second-row or third-row rear seatbelts retractor assemblies may not automatically lock when the seatbelt is fully pulled out of the retractor, possibly preventing a child seat from being properly secured.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"If the child seat is not properly secured in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear seatbelt retractors and replace them if necessary, free of charge.  The recall began November 7, 2018.  Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782.  GM's number for this recall is 18315.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"18315","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":57,"crash":2,"fire":1,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",36],["Power Train",9],["Unspecified",6],["Electrical System",5],["Fuel/Propulsion System",3],["Suspension",3]],"by_year":{"2019":5,"2021":1,"2022":1,"2023":4,"2024":3,"2025":25,"2026":18},"excerpts":[["2026-02-26","Engine","Loud engine knocking heard after starting vehicle at grocery store, vehicle was driven 25 miles to get to store so was 'warm', check engine lite on dashboard came on during knocking, was able to drive vehicle to dealership for diagnosis (approximately 3.1 miles), dealership diagnosis after engine teardown was roller li\u2026"],["2026-02-02","Engine","Loud knocking sound in the engine appeared out of nowhere. This is the same engine as what exists in the 2021 year models which does have a recall on them, but for some reason the 2019 models like I have are not included in the recall. I cannot drive the car for fear of the engine seizing up."],["2026-01-21","Engine","The engine has an Active Fuel Management system that has frequent failures of the lifters which causes the push rods to bend. This causes a misfire and the check engine light to illuminate. A broken piece of material entered the lower portion of the engine which could have caused an engine failure while on the highway.\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.228,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.212,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV RWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.219,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV RWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.204,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":111,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":17,"ncap":null,"complaints":57},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}