2009 Chevrolet Traverse defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
  Engineering Analysis EA20002 · opened Aug 31, 2020 · closed Aug 30, 2024 · led to recall 21V245

  On August 31, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) EA20002, as an upgrade of Recall Query (RQ) RQ19003. This investigation, related to recall 14V-266, was opened to investigate instances of detachment of the flexible steel seat belt anchor cable attached to the outboard side…

• Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
  Recall Query RQ19003 · opened May 28, 2019 · closed Aug 31, 2020

  On May 19, 2014, General Motors LLC (GM) notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) that it would conduct Safety Recall 14V266 to address fatigue and separation of the flexible steel cable that connects the front outboard seat belts to the seat-mounted belt pre-tensioner in 1.4 million model year (MY) 2009-2010…

• Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
  Audit Query AQ10001 · opened Nov 18, 2010 · closed Dec 28, 2015

  On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-rela…