This may be in the wrong forum, but has anyone had this done to the IROC's if so, what was it they replaced?

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The seatbelt recall just replaces the latch assembly. The problems were that some would get brittle and parts would break, jamming the latch, and/or the red button would fade and turn pink. Just go to your local Chevy dealer and they can check your VIN to see if it has been done yet...

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Do they replace the whole latch assembly? latch, that bout 1 foot length of seat belt, plastic shroad too?, you know the part that goes down between your seat and console?

Also has anyone pulled up the thier service bulletins and recalls and had anything done about them for free or little charge or is it to late to do anything about any of them except the seat belt....thanks guys

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wishmister@yahoo.com

1987 White IROC-Z
305 TPI LB9
700-R4 auto tranny
87,000 miles
Very Clean car
Performance Resource Chip
Flowmaster Muffler
Throttle Body Coolant bypass
TPIP air Foil
K&N's
Gutted air box
Accel 8.0 plug wires
Moroso Super Coil
Blue Streak Cap and Rotor
AC Delco Rapidfire plugs
Mobil 1 15/50 Synthetic motor oil
Mobil 1 synthetic Trans fluid.

 

They replace the red piece on the buckles (plastic) and the spring cause when they wear, they could jam up. They arent that bad to do...

 

FYI, i was told that all the 3rd gen seat belt buckles are now paint to match items. bummer, i wanted the molded red ones

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I took my car to the local Chevy dealership right after I got my car about that seatbeat recall and they ran the VIN and said that my car wasn't recalled about it. My buckles are all pink and stuff too. They said they couldn't do it for free and it would cost me money if I wanted it fixed so I said f that. They work fine so I wasn't gonna pay them to fix it.

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So, they don't replace the whole piece, just the button?????????????

 

Jason,

IF I recall correctly, federal law prohibits limits on the time for recalls. If the manufacturer does not have the parts available to make necessary repairs, there is a contingency whereby they must compensate you or install a suitable replacement.

Go to the web site for NHTSB.gov and check out the explanation.

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I just took my Formula in last month for this done its an 89 and they did it free and the buttons were red

 

OOPS! My bad...

It appears that recalls for safety related items are valid for a period of eight years from the date of issuance or sale date of the vehicle to the original owner.

I'd fix them anyway.

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They are under $50 a piece from Dal.

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i have had this done to the last three 3rd gen i have owned, they were all done no cost, the buttons were red on two, but black on my new one because the originals were black. and the recall was on all of them if i am not mistaken. i would check again if the dealer said that your car was not included in the recall.

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I had it done to my car last Christmass, they replaced the entire bottem half of the seat belt (not the shoulder strap) on the front seats and the button and the innards on the back seats. They even used the correct color belts. It was free but it took a while for them to order the parts.

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the only way it will get done for free for you is if you have the recall letter from gm. the capablities only goes back to 90 to check whether or not your car has had the recall done. the latch assembly is replaced in the recall unless it is broken or an 84 or older it replaces the whole latch side of the seat belt.

 

Since were on this question, does anybody out there know if I can purchase a seatbelt assembly other than the dealer for a 91 Z28 convertible drivers side? It seems that the recoil spring broke for my shoulder strap portion of the seatbelt. I thought about buying a spring assembly from a junkyard, but I am not sure if I can find the same assembly for a convertible or if the hardtop has the same assembly as a convertible?

 

My latch broke on me a few months ago but i was unaware that there was a recall on this issue so i ordered the piece myself and put it in. it cost me about $50 i think but i got it for a discount because my workplace has an accoint w/ the dealer i went to. anyway i doubt it would have been fixed by the dealer if i brought it to them as my car is an 85. I am very interested in the recoil mechanism though, because the pass. side broke on my car and im assuming its just a matter of time before the driver side goes, because i know there was a recall on that.....

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Well I went there and they told me that there was no "open campains" on my car. I aksed what does that mean and they told that if it had not been done to my car there wold have been an "open campain" on it... I think there are full of it cause I can tell by looking at them that they are the original buckels.....oh well

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1987 White IROC-Z
305 TPI LB9
700-R4 auto tranny
87,000 miles
Very Clean car
Performance Resource Chip
Flowmaster Muffler
Throttle Body Coolant bypass
TPIP air Foil
K&N's
Gutted air box
Accel 8.0 plug wires
Moroso Super Coil
Blue Streak Cap and Rotor
AC Delco Rapidfire plugs
Mobil 1 15/50 Synthetic motor oil
Mobil 1 synthetic Trans fluid.

 

just to point it out, no open campains mean the even the old campains have closed out. the campains have a time limit on them. this is to prevent guys with old cars having parts replaced that would have worn out anyway. it's the customers fault for not replacing them when they got the first letter on it.

 

From "Product Safety Campaign 90C22(C) Seat Belt Buckles", issued February, 1991: