Holden recalls 42,000 Commodores over seat belt issue

Holden has issued a recall of thousands of Commodores after discovering a possible fault with the vehicles' seat belts.

The car manufacturer has recalled 41,933 vehicles across Australia for a seat belt issue affecting MY14 VF Commodore and WN Caprice.

In a statement, Holden said there is an issue with the pretensioner, which is designed to take up the seatbelt's slack in the event of a crash.

The manufacturer is concerned the pretensioner will fail to deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash.

"A condition has been identified where the pretensioner wiring harness on certain MY14 VF Commodore and WN Caprice vehicles may make contact with a bolt at the base of the seat belt buckle assembly.

"In this circumstance, if the pretensioner wiring harness develops wear as a result of contacting the bolt, the airbag warning light may illuminate on the instrument cluster and there is a risk that the pretensioner may not deploy in the event of an accident," the statement said.

"All other safety devices, including airbags, are unaffected by this condition."

The fault was discovered during manufacturing and Holden says there have been no incidents reported so far.

The statement went on to say: "The recall affects approximately 41,933 vehicles in Australia. Holden will be contacting all potentially affected customers directly to arrange a quick, simple and free-of-charge inspection and repair. Dealers will inspect and correct the retention of the pretensioner wiring harness to the seat base frame."