General Motors will recall about 303,100 cars in the US because of a malfunction at the front seat belts. It seems that the seat belts have not been well anchored therefor they will not be able to restrain passengers in a crash. It has been stated that GM will reinstall seat belts on the Chevrolet Impala models that have this flaw. However no injuries have been reported due to this flaw. GM found this problem through warranty reports.
The car maker stated that: “General Motors is recalling 322,409 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2009 and 2010 model years to inspect for a small number of vehicles whose front seat belt webbing may not have been properly secured to the lap belt anchor pretensioner mounted to the side of the seat nearest the door. Vehicles with this condition may have an anchor that can separate in a crash, and therefore may not meet the anchor strength requirements of the U.S. and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard that covers seat belt assembly anchorages.”
