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Search Results   Report Date : November 21, 2009 at 10:12 PM NHTSA Action Number : EA02032 N/A NHTSA Action Number : EA02032 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          CHEVROLET / VENTURE     1997-1998      OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE     1997-1998      PONTIAC / MONTANA     1997-1998      PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT     1997-1998      PONTIAC / TRANSPORT     1997-1998 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Component : SEAT BELTS Date Investigation Opened : November 18, 2002 Date Investigation Closed : November 21, 2003 Summary: ODI IDENTIFIED 59 REPORTS WITH THE ALLEGED DEFECT. ODI WAS ABLE TO CONTACT 44 OF THE 59 CONSUMERS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE LATCH PROBLEMS. OF THE 44 OWNERS CONTACTED, ODI DETERMINED THAT FOUR FAILURES WERE DUE TO AN OUT-OF-TOLERANCE LATCH PLATE, AND THAT 23 FAILURES WERE DUE TO A DISPLACED BUCKLE HOUSING COVER. THE REMAINING 17 FAILURES HAD INDETERMINABLE CAUSES. OF THE 59 REPORTS, THERE WERE THREE ALLEGED MINOR INJURIES. NO LEGAL CLAIMS OR LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH REGARD TO THIS ALLEGED DEFECT. BASED ON THE LIMITED NUMBER OF REPORTS, AND A DECLINING REPORT TREND, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEARED TO BE WARRANTED. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST. THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ADDITIONAL SUMMARY REPORT. Check to Request Research. Submit below.