DETROIT, April 14 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM - News) will recall some of its 2001 and 2002 mid-size sport utility vehicles after federal safety regulators determined a need to fix some seat belts that were damaged in transit.

An undetermined number of seat belts in the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Oldsmobile Bravada SUVs were damaged, impacting the retractors, GM spokesman Jim Schell said.

GM believes that the damage was "inconsequential" to passenger safety, but the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration turned down its request to rule the damage as such, Schell said.

He said the seat belts fail to fully comply with federal safety standards, and GM will fix them.

"We're still looking through the data and determining all the necessary steps" for a recall, including how the seat belts will be fixed and the number of affected vehicles, Schell said.

Despite surveys showing GM's improvement in quality and durability, its mid-size SUVs have been recalled repeatedly.

Last month, GM said it will recall more than 4 million full-size pickup trucks to replace tailgate support cables that could corrode and fracture. During one week in February, GM announced three major recalls, including about 636,000 mid-size SUVs for a problem involving the electrical system.

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