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Buick Riviera 1995technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00023 · NHTSA communication 616373 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
1995
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

General motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain vehicles. Some of these vehicles exhibit a condition in which the rear seat shoulder belts do not retract due to the retractor return spring becoming disengaged from the spool shaft. *tt

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.