2024-2025 Chevrolet Corvette recalled over seatbelt issue

Chevrolet has issued a safety recall that applies to over 13,000 units of the Corvette built during the 2024 and 2025 model years. The cars included in the campaign were potentially built with faulty seatbelt retractors, which increases the risk of an injury in the event of an accident.

Assigned recall number 24V-418 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall includes 13,464 examples of the Corvette built between September 18, 2023, and March 22, 2024. Chevrolet estimates that the problem is present in about 8% of those cars.

The company hasn't announced whether the issue is limited to a specific trim level, variant, or body style. However, it explained that the recalled cars were built with a driver-side and/or passenger-side seatbelt retractor that "can become locked in a stowed position" under certain conditions. Put another way, the driver and/or the passenger aren't able to safely buckle up if the retractor gets stuck. Engineers linked the problem to two internal components that "may be slightly out of dimensional specifications," according to the NHTSA.