Chevrolet Astro 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01036 · NHTSA communication 623443 · issued Jun 20, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
1996–1999
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin states that general motors has decided that certain vehicles fail to confirm to federal/canada motor vehicle safety standard 208, occupant crash protection, 208, occupant restrain system in frontal impact, and article 22-3, trias 49, seat belt warning device, sometimes on certain vehicles the seat belt audible signal may not come on or may terminate in less than four seconds. *slc
Vehicles covered
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.