Defect & Vehicles Involved, Owner Notification & Dealer Campaign Information

DEFECT INVOLVED

General Motors has determined that certain 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix models equipped with manual transmissions fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 105, "Hydraulic Brake Systems". In some of these vehicles, the parking brake cable may be disconnected from the left rear brake caliper. With a disconnected cable, the parking brake cannot be properly applied, and the vehicle will not meet the grade holding requirements specified in FMVSS 105.

To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, dealers are to install a retainer on the left rear caliper of those vehicles on which the cable is not already retained with a cotter pin and adjust the parking brake system using the procedure described in this bulletin. In addition, to improve durability of the parking brake pedal assembly, a new one will be installed.
VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix model vehicles equipped with a manual transmission and produced within the following VIN breakpoints:

Up To
Plant Beginning And Including

Fairfax JF224259 JF278084

Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.

These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other reason is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.


OWNER NOTIFICATION

Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Pontiac Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin).


DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.

Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.

Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.

This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the standard previously identified. Under Section 108 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000.00 for each such sale.