Remember if your vehicle is leased you may beobligated to have the vehicle repaired with Genuine GMparts, even if your insurance coverage does not paythe full cost.If another party’s insurance company is paying for therepairs, you are not obligated to accept a repairvaluation based on that insurance company’s collisionpolicy repair limits, as you have no contractual limits withthat company. In such cases, you can have control ofthe repair and parts choices as long as cost stays withinreasonable limits.Reporting Safety DefectsReporting Safety Defects to theUnited States GovernmentIf you believe that your vehicle has a defect whichcould cause a crash or could cause injury ordeath, you should immediately inform the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)in addition to notifying General Motors.If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may openan investigation, and if it finds that a safetydefect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order arecall and remedy campaign.However, NHTSA cannot become involved inindividual problems between you, yourdealer/retailer, or General Motors.To contact NHTSA, you may call the VehicleSafety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov;or write to:Administrator, NHTSA400 Seventh Street, SW.Washington D.C., 20590You can also obtain other information about motorvehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.Reporting Safety Defects tothe Canadian GovernmentIf you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehiclehas a safety defect, notify Transport Canadaimmediately, in addition to notifying General Motors ofCanada Limited. Call them at 1-800-333-0510 or write to:Transport CanadaRoad Safety Branch2780 Sheffield RoadOttawa, Ontario K1B 3V97-13
