Holden, the Australian subsidiary of US automaker General Motors (GM), has recalled over 45,000 units of the Commodore and Caprice vehicles in Australia and New Zealand over seatbelt safety concerns.
The recall affects 41,933 cars in Australia and 3,744 units in New Zealand belonging to 2014 model year.
According to the company, the pretensioner wiring harness on certain vehicles is liable to make contact with a bolt at the base of the seat belt buckle assembly, leading to wearing of the bolt resulting in illumination of airbag warning light on the instrument cluster.
The defect may also affect the pretensioner and obstruct deployment in the event of an accident, the company said.
The company claims that there have been no reports of any incidents or injuries as a result of this problem.
The problem was discovered during an incident at the factory.
Holden said in a statement that the issue was raised from an internal investigation following an isolated instance at the plant.
"There have been no reports of any accidents or injuries resultant from this condition," the statement said.
