Over 350.0 Séa es fo be checked Tany Caié Southam Newspapers ABOUT 20,060 Canadian-sold cars, trucks and vans are included in a continent- wide recali in an _Sitempt to find defec- ‘tive seat-belt buckles. ’ Tn all, more than 300,000 new-medel General Motors, . Ford, Nissan, Jaguar and Mazda vehicles across North America will be checked. The’ . Vehicles © contain -- 132,000 suspect buckles. * Safety regulators say buck- les were improperly heat-treat- : ed daring manufacturing, leav- ing them unable te withstand the load of a crash. Occupants could be thrown from “their about “vehicles. : ; The buckles were manufac- "tured by. TRW, a California ““ automotuve parts supplier. A> spokeswoman for the -National © Highway Traffic . pafety ‘Administration — in Washington: said the munber of models involved is “volumi- “nous.” “ SWhile. there are only 132,600 defective buckles, no one ‘knows which vehicles they were put in. All of the niodels have to be recalled so they ran be inspected,” she said. 4 -The bueldes are numbered and easy to identify during an inspection.” Defective" buckles ill be replaced. -. “Saturn owners have already been notified: However, it is » expected that: recalls notices “won't be mailed ‘to buyers of ottier cars ‘involved until early call back nearly 50,000 pickup trucks to repair” front-belt retracting mechanisms. Some of the retractors are too hard to lock up, and others won't tock because of internal dam- age. The trucks involved are die 1999-2000 Chevrolet and GMC C/K pickup. Dealers will replace the dri- ver and passenger seat belt retracturs. 4299 Honda Canada says that “about 780 of its high-end $2000 sports car are being called back to the shop to have their seat-bele —retractors replaced. Under certain condidons the retractor actuator can deform and cause the retractor to lock. As a result, it may not be possible to pull the seat-belt out of the retractir. dod General Motors has recalled its 2001 Chevroler Impala and Monte Carlo because of 2 faulty air bag sensor. The air bag sensing and diagnostic modules (SDM) could experi- ence a memory error cesulting in the bags not deploving in a crash, says ‘Transport Canada. Dealers wili replace the module. Recall notices ave mailed to owners of affected nindels whe ave registered with the mauu- facture, and may take several weeks to arrive. If you lielieve your vehicle may be subject to a reat! but do not receive w notice, contact a dealer who sells your make of vehicle. Manufacturers pay costs far repairs. Special Includes: ® Lube, oil and filter ° 15-Point vehicle inspection © Full brake inspection ire rotation ACBELCO 60-SERIES BATTERY. 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