Recall - Seat Belt Buckles May Not Latch or Release: Overview

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Number: REISSUE 90C22(c)


Section: 10


Date: Feb., 1991


Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90C22 (c) SEAT BELT BUCKLES


Model and Year:
1984-90 CHEVROLET CAMARO


To: All Chevrolet Dealers

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. REVISED INFORMATION IS SHOWN IN BOLD TYPE AND DENOTED BY A # SIGN.

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.

If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.

To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the copy of the letter that is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.