CAMPAIGN:PARKING BRAKE LEVER MAY NOT HOLD-REPLACE
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 adequately repair within 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 owners 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 attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the nearest Chevrolet Zone Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five 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.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that certain 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier models fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 105, "Hydraulic Brake Systems." These vehicles might have been assembled with parking brake lever mechanisms which will not properly engage when applied.
In some of these vehicles, the parking brake can be applied and appear to be properly engaged and later, when the vehicle is unattended, it could disengage. If the transmission were neither in gear (manual transmission) nor in Park (automatic transmission) the vehicle could unexpectedly roll. In such an instance the vehicle might roll away uncontrolled, which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
To correct this condition, dealers are to replace the parking brake lever assembly as outlined in the service procedure section of this bulletin.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier models within the following VIN breakpoints:
PLANT FROM THROUGH ----- ----- -------- Leeds (K) SOP HK100919
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Iden- tification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the 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 regis- tration data for any other purpose 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.
NOTE: Some of the subject vehicles within the breakpoints listed above were corrected at the assembly plant prior to being shipped to the dealer and will not require correction by the dealer. All subject vehicles which are listed on the dealer's campaign print-out will require correction as outlined in the service procedure section of this bulletin.
Should a question exist concerning the campaign involvement of a specific vehicle(s) within the breakpoints listed above, dealers should call the Computerized Recall Information System (C.R.I.S.) for verification.
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.
This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the Standard identified above. Under Sections 108 and 114 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 for each such sale.
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 modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
The correct quantity of parking brake lever assemblies is being shipped to each dealer with vehicles involved on a "NO CHARGE" basis. They WILL NOT BE billed on dealer parts account. Dealers should not order from GMWDD. If transfers make additional parts necessary, contact your zone office.
Replaced parts are to be retained for disposition by zone personnel.
SERVICE PROCEDURE (Refer to Figure 1)
1. Block wheels to prevent car from rolling.
2. Place gear selector in neutral.
3. Loosen parking brake cable at adjuster nut to allow cable to be disconnected from lever assembly.
4. Remove front ashtray and two screws located below ashtray.
5. Remove snap ring retaining shift knob and remove shift knob.
6. Remove trimplate by pulling front end up first.
7. Remove three screws under trimplate.
8. Remove rear ashtray and screws under ashtray, and lift off console.
9. Remove parking brake switch.
10. Remove parking brake cable from lever assembly.
11. Remove three bolts securing lever to floor pan and remove lever.
12. Install new parking brake lever assembly and tighten attaching bolts to 25 N.M. (18 lbs.ft.).
13. Reverse steps I through 10.
14. Apply parking brake lever exactly 5 ratchet clicks.
15. Raise car on hoist.
16. Check to make sure equalizer adjuster nut groove is liberally lubricated with grease.
17. Tighten adjusting nut until right rear wheel can be turned rearward using two hands but is locked when forward rotation is attempted.
18. With parking brake lever mechanism totally disengaged, rear wheels must turn freely in either direction with no brake drag.
19. Lower Car.
20. Install Campaign Identification Label.
CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Each vehicle modified in accordance with the instructions outlined in this Product Campaign Bulletin will require a "Campaign Identification Label." Each label provides a space to include the five digit dealer code of the dealer performing the campaign service. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ballpoint pen.
Each "Campaign Identification Label" is to be located on the radiator core support in an area which will be visible when the vehicle is brought in for periodic servicing by the owner.
Apply "Campaign Identification Label" only on a clean dry surface.
CLAIM INFORMATION
Submit a Product Campaign Claim with the information indicated below:
* FAILED PARTS LABOR LAB OTH REPAIR PERFORMED PC PART NO. ALLOW FC OP HRS HRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ o REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER 1 22534843 ** 00 V3600 .6 .1
*Campaign Administrative Allowance.
**The "Parts Allowance" should be 30% of the current GMWDD Dealer Net price when parts are furnished no charge by Chevrolet.
Dealers will automatically receive the correct labor and material allowance based on the labor operation performed.
Refer to the Chevrolet Claims Processing Manual for details on Product Campaign Claim submission.
General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.
