SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT(DERM)EXCHANGE. Buick Reatta 1990

SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE (DERM) EXCHANGE

MODELS AFFECTED: 1990 RIVIERA/REATTA 1991 PARK AVENUE/PARK AVENUE ULTRA 1991 ROADMASTER WAGON

THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADD 1991 PARK AVENUE/PARK AVENUE ULTRA AND 1991 ROADMASTER WAGON. PLEASE DISCARD BUICK BULLETIN 90-l0-8A AND REPLACE IT WITH THIS BULLETIN.

Supplemental Inflatable Restraint DERMS used in 1990 Riviera/Reatta, 1991 Park Avenue/Park Avenue Ultra and 1991 Roadmaster Wagons are to be serviced by exchange with one of the AC Delco Service Centers listed at the end of this bulletin. The Centers are authorized to pre-exchange by sending an exchange unit to the dealership in advance of receiving a concerned unit for repair.

LOCATING EXCHANGE PARTS

If your local AC Delco repair facility does not have a unit available for pre-exchange, call other shops listed in the bulletin. As independent businesses, the shops may not refer a dealership to another shop for service when an exchange unit is not available. It is the dealership's responsibility to find a needed exchange unit by calling first the local shop, then others on the list.

All shops are authorized to ship to any Buick dealer.

AC DELCO EXCHANGE PROCEDURE

1. Remove the DERM unit requiring repair from the vehicle; complete all red shaded areas of the AC Delco Warranty Repair Claim (ACD-1078A). Send the unit and all five copies of the completed form to the authorized AC Delco Center. ALL INFORMATION EXCEPT FOR THE DEALER'S SIGNATURE MUST BE PRINTED LEGIBLY OR TYPED.

IMPORTANT: Nature of Problem, Field #3, is particularly important. To assure accurate diagnosis and repair of the returned unit, also attach a Repair Order copy.

2. The repaired unit will be returned to the dealership with the dealership copy of the AC Delco form, properly completed. In cases where the dealership has received a pre-exchange unit, the completed form will be mailed after return of the inoperative unit to the repair center.

3. A warranty claim is to be submitted for the R&R of the unit. An additional .2 hour administrative allowance will be paid if applied for when components are repaired under warranty by an AC Delco Service Center. This additional time should be entered in the "other labor hours" column of the Buick warranty claim.

4. The dealer copy of the ACD-1078A and the freight receipt or shipping invoice are to be retained in accordance with requirements detailed in the current Buick Service Policies and Procedures Manual.

TIMELY RETURN OF UNITS FOR REPAIR

Return of units for repair in cases of pre-exchange is critical to the success of the exchange programs. When dealerships do not immediately return cores, it results in local parts shortages.

WARRANTY CLAIM SUBMISSION

Labor Labor Other Labor Sublet Material Operation Hours Hours(l) Towing

1990 Riviera/Reatta C8815 .5 .2 1991 Park Avenue/Ultra C8815 1.8 .2 1991 Roadmaster Wagon C8815 .4 .2

(1) Administrative allowance for exchange through AC Delco Centers.

*Shipping charges for core return to repair center.

AC DELCO SERVICE CENTERS

Arizona Massachusetts Jimmy's Radio - TV Corp. Modern Radio Shop 7882 East Gray Rd. 34 Broadway Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Wakefield, MA 01880 (602) 948-5717 (617) 246-2052 (800) 528-2056 (National) (800) 848-4001 (Out of State) California Michigan Auto Electric Radio SPECMO Enterprises 1841 West Commonwealth 3890 W. 11 Mile Rd. Fullerton, CA 92633 Berkley, MI 48072 (714) 871-7357 (313) 399-9806 (800) 321-6970 (In-State) (800) 545-7911 (Out of State) (800) 321-6969 (out of State) Speed-O-Tach, Inc. Minnesota 2198 N. Main Auto Sound Entronix Walnut Creek, CA 94596 9600 54th Avenue North (415) 935-2040 Minneapolis, MN 55442 (800) 442-4491 (In-State) (612) 559-9654 (800) 328-0795 (National) Colorado Downtown Radio of Denver Inc. 2525 West Sixth Avenue Missouri Denver, CO 80204 Autronics Auto Specialists (303) 573-6288 1450 Page Industrial Court (800) 525-3539 (National) St. Louis, MO 63132 (314) 423-2323 Florida (800) 392-1516 (In-State) TECHNI-CAR Incorporated (800) 325-1325 (Out of State) 5688 West Crenshaw Tampa, FL 33634 New Jersey (813) 884-0022 Eastern Electronics Inc. (800) 662-0022 (In-State) 180 Essex Street (800) 822-0022 (Out of State) Hackensack, NJ 07601 (201) 342-3945 (800) 221-2143 (In-State) Georgia (800) 221-2138 (Out of State) Speedometer Service Company 8471 Roswell Road New York Atlanta, GA 30338 Model Electronic Inc. (404) 998-1666 321 West Route 59 (800) 332-1827 (In-State) Nanuet, NY 10954 (800) 241-2385 (Out of State) (914) 623-8020 (800) 433-9657 (National) Illinois D & B Auto Radio Incorporated 2140 Corporate Drive United Radio Service Addison, IL 60101 5705 Enterprise Parkway (708) 916-8787 E. Syracuse, NY 13057 (800) 323-4813 (National) (315) 446-5570 (800) 962-0901 (In-State) Maryland (800) 448-0944 (Out of State) Caton Radio Incorporated 6328 Baltimore National Pk. Catonsville, MD 21228 (301) 747-8667 (800) 443-6709 (National)

North Carolina Zener Electronics, Inc. Downtown Radio Service 9434 Old Katy Road - 400 2908 Stewart Creek Houston, TX 77055 Charlotte, NC 28216 (713) 932-6360 (704) 391-0801 (800) 992-1092 (National) (800) 522-4706 (In-State) (800) 537-0116 (Out of State) Virginia Southern Autotronics, Inc. Ohio 3300 Norfolk Street Dayton Speedometer Richmond, VA 23230 660 North Main Street (804) 353-5400 Dayton, OH 45405 (800) 572-2880 (In-State) (513) 222-1491 (800) 446-2880 (Out of State) (800) 543-0719 (In-State) (800) 543-9687 (Out of State) Washington Instrument Sales Electra-Sound Incorporated & Service Inc. 5260 Commerce Parkway, West 18814 72nd Ave. South Parma, OH 44130 Kent, WA 98032 (216) 433-9600 (206) 251-9092 (800) 252-4200 (National) (800) 444-7976 (National)

Pennsylvania Canada and Overseas R. T. Grim Company Custone Auto Radio 400 Regis Avenue 1150 Champlain Ct. Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Whitby, Ontario LlN 6A8 (412) 655-1574 (416) 668-2664 (800) 222-5509 (National) (800) 263-7867 (Canada Only)

H & R Radio Service G. LeBeau Limited 139 York Road 8288 Pie IX Boulevard Warminster, PA 18974 Montreal, Quebec (215) 672-3707 HlZ-3V6 (800) 492-2074 (In-State) (514) 593-7000 (800) 523-6605 (Out of State) (800) 363-5960 (Canada Only)

Tennessee United Automotive Dist., Ltd. Rickwood Radio Service 5430 Lougheed Hwy. 1830 Airlane Drive Burnaby, British Columbia Nashville, TN 37210 V5B 2Z8 (615) 889-3270 (604) 291-7766 (800) 423-4142 (National) Automater AS Texas Arsenalstrasse 51 Speedometer Service Inc. CH-6010 Kriens 3227 Skylane Drive Switzerland Carrollton, TX 75006 041-414241 (Phone) (214) 380-8944 862455 (Telex) (800) 336-3998 (National) 041-418080 (Fax)

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