General Motors recalls 111,136 vehicles over front seatbelt malfunction

General Motors (GM) is recalling 111,136 crossover utility vehicles in the US and Canada to fix front seat belts that could come loose in a crash.

The latest recall is for 2011 model year of certain Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX crossover utility vehicles.

The automaker said the seatbelt buckle anchor for the driver and front passenger could break apart in a crash. GM said it discovered the problem during testing in September.

The buckles were made by Hyojin of South Korea and supplied it to Autoliv Inc, which in turn, sold it to GM.

GM also said that no crashes or injuries have been reported.

A GM spokesperson said that the seatbelts normally do not fail on a first impact, but most car crashes usually involve more than one impact.
This is the fourth recall made by GM over the past six months over malfunctioning seatbelts.

Last month it had recalled nearly 200,000 compact pickup trucks due to missing child seat anchors, and in October, GM recalled 322,409 Chevrolet Impala sedans over seat belt malfunction, (See: GM recalls 300,000 Chevrolet Impalas over seat belt problem)

In August, it recalled 243,403 large crossovers vehicles to inspect second-row safety belts for damage that in rare cases could make an occupant think the belt is properly latched when it isn't. (See: GM recalls 243,403 large crossovers vehicles for safety belt malfunction)