INFO. ON SIR 'DEPOWERED' AIRBAG IDENTIFICATION. Buick Park Avenue 1998

REVISION: 11/26/97

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO CORRECT THE LISTED PART NUMBERS. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBER 70-90-05. **********************************************************************

THIS IS A MONTHLY SERVICE NEWSLETTER ARTICLE THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A PUBLISHED BULLETIN

SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON SIR "DEPOWERED" AIR BAG IDENTIFICATION

MODELS: 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE/ULTRA

INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING THE "DEPOWERED" SIR WHICH WENT INTO PRODUCTION IN MODEL YEAR 1998 AFTER REVISION OF THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED. THE NEW AIR BAGS HAVE SPECIFIC PART NUMBERS AND MUST NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED AIR BAGS. THE NEW BAGS CAN ONLY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE TAG WHICH APPEARS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE INFLATOR MODULE.

THE NEW PART NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS AND ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE COLOR OF THE VEHICLE INTERIOR:

NEW OLD 16822922 16758387 16822923 16758388 16822924 16758389 16822925 16758390 16822926 16758391

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND AS STATED, THESE PART NUMBERS SHOULD NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ANY REASON.

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