GM Recalls Cadillacs to Fix Seat Belts

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General Motors Corp., the world’s biggest auto maker, recalled about 280,000 Cadillac DeVille sedans from the 2000 to 2002 model years to fix seat belts that might not stay locked in a crash.

The auto maker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that front lap or shoulder belt retractors may fail when the car slows more than 21 mph before a crash. No problems or injuries have been reported by owners, after failures were noted in crash tests as early as November 2000.

Shares of Detroit-based GM rose 76 cents to $46.65 on the NYSE.