Chevrolet Venture 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 000940001 · NHTSA communication 611293 · issued Mar 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
1997–2000
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Excessive lateral movement (side to side) when using certain aftermarket child seats. This condition occurs in vehicles equipped with second and third row bucket seats. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Chevrolet Venture
- 1998 Chevrolet Venture
- 1999 Chevrolet Venture
- 2000 Chevrolet Venture
- 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 1999 Pontiac Montana
- 2000 Pontiac Montana
- 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport
- 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport
- 1999 Pontiac Trans Sport
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.