About two months ago, General Motors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a massive recall for around one million SUVs from the American manufacturer due to potentially defective airbag inflators. GM and NHTSA now have another major recall for more than 668,000 SUVs but this time around, the issue is completely different.
According to campaign number 23V339000 (GM's number for this recall is N232403240), the rear-seat lower child seat latch anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating, which could prevent a child seat from properly latching. As a result, the affected vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems." More importantly, in the event of a crash, an unsecured child seat could be very dangerous.
