Recall - 90C22(C) Seat Belt Buckle Reissue Notice

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TO: THE FOLLOWING NON-DEALER RECIPIENTS:


BRANCH MANAGERS MARKETING CENTER MANAGERS DEALER ASSISTANCE CENTER MANAGERS SERVICE & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION MANAGERS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERS


ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: TECHNICAL SERVICE


ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 01-056 CREATED ON 2/27/91 AT PAGE 1 OF 2

TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS


ATTENTION: SERVICE & PARTS MANAGERS


SUBJECT: PRODUCT & SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90C22(C) REISSUE SEAT BELT BUCKLES 1984-90 CHEVROLET CAMARO

THIS IS TO ADVISE REISSUED 90C22(C) DEALER CAMPAIGN BULLETINS AND INVOLVED VIN LISTINGS (BY MODEL YEAR) ARE BEING MAILED ON FEBRUARY 28, 1991. INVOLVED OWNERS WILL BE MAILED A SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER (SCHEDULED BY MODEL YEAR) COMMENCING MARCH 7, 1991 AS PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS CAMPAIGN INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 1,014,100 VEHICLES.

THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 90C22 AND SUPPLEMENT 90C22(A) ISSUED JUNE, 1990 AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENT 90C22(B) ISSUED JULY, 1990. THE DEFECT INVOLVED, PARTS INFORMATION, SERVICE PROCEDURE AND CLAIM INFORMATION SECTIONS HAVE BEEN REVISED. ADDITIONALLY, A SPECIAL TOOLS SECTION HAS BEEN ADDED. ALL COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL BULLETIN AND ITS SUPPLEMENTS SHOULD BE DESTROYED.

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN SOME 1984-90 CHEVROLET CAMARO MODEL VEHICLES. SOME SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES IN AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY NOT LATCH, OR MAY NOT RELEASE, DUE TO FRACTURE OF THE RED PUSH BUTTON WHICH CAN OCCUR DURING SEAT BELT CONNECTION OR DISCONNECTION. THESE BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONS WOULD PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIR SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND THE RISK OF INJURY TO AN UNBELTED PERSON IN AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE INCREASED.


TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE PUSHBUTTON ASSEMBLIES REPLACED AND HAVE A PROTECTOR SHIELD ADDED (EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN 1989 AND ALL 1990 VEHICLES WHICH HAVE REVISED LOWER COVER RAMPS AND AS A RESULT DO NOT NEED PROTECTORS). ALSO, ANY BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES WHICH ARE FOUND NOT TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, OR WHICH HAVE FRACTURED PUSHBUTTONS, WILL BE REPLACED.

PARTS INFORMATION


PARTS (P/N 14097930 PUSH BUTTON KIT - QTY. 1 PER VEHICLE) REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS CAMPAIGN ARE TO BE OBTAINED THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS (GMSPO). TO ENSURE THESE PARTS WILL BE OBTAINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEY SHOULD BE ORDERED FROM GMSPO ON A "C.I.O." ORDER WITH NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTION CODE, BUT ON AN ADVISE CODE (2).


SPECIAL TOOL KIT AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO


EACH DEALER WILL BE SHIPPED A PUSHBUTTON REMOVAL TOOL KIT (J-38886) AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO TAPE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. THIS PACKAGE IS BEING FURNISHED AT NO CHARGE TO DEALERS AND WILL BE MAILED OUT DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25, 1991. EACH PACKAGE WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITH CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NUMBER 90C22(C).

THE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO TAPE INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE DEMONSTRATES THE SERVICE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN THE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN. MECHANICS SHOULD BE CERTAIN TO VIEW THIS VIDEO TAPE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM THE SERVICE PROCEDURE.

CLAIM INFORMATION

THE ORIGINAL 90C22 CAMPAIGN BULLETIN INCLUDED LABOR OPERATION T1624 "INSPECT ALL VEHICLE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES - BUTTON NOT BROKEN." SINCE THIS LABOR OPERATION HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE CAMPAIGN 90C22(C) REISSUE ANY PENDING CLAIMS INVOLVING T1624 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR SERVICE AND PARTS MANAGERS.