Defect & Vehicles Involved, Owner Notification & Campaign Information

DEFECT INVOLVED

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in certain 1988 Pontiac LeMans model vehicles. The seat belt buckles on these vehicles may not properly latch. It could appear to the occupant(s) that their seat belt buckle is latched, but the latch plate can be removed from the buckle without pressing the release button. In the event of a sudden vehicle stop or collision a seat belt buckle with this condition could release, increasing the risk of injury to those occupants.

To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, the seat belt buckles will be replaced with new buckles on all involved vehicles.
VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1988 Pontiac LeMans model vehicles produced within the following VIN breakpoints:

UP TO
YEAR MODEL PLANT BEGINNING AND INCLUDING

1988 LeMans Pupyong (Korea) JB300001 JB385149


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.