CAMPAIGN:PARKING BRAKE LEVER MAY NOT HOLD-REPLACE
TO: ALL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS
General Motors of Canada has determined that certain 1987 Oldsmobile Firenza and Skyhawk models fail to conform to the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 105, "Hydraulic rake 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.
VEHICLE INVOLVED:
Oldsmobile
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Buick 1G4JT11K1HK400632 1G4JT11K7HK400473
All affected vehicles have been identified by the VIN listing provided to involved Dealers with this bulletin. Any Dealer not receiving a listing was not shipped any of the affected vehicles.
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 modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
CAMPAIGN PROCEDURE:
Refer to Section 4 of the Service Policies and Procedures Manual for the detailed procedure on handling Product Campaigns. Dealers are requested to complete the campaign on all transfers as soon as possible.
OWNER NOTIFICATION:
All owners of record at the time of campaign release are shown on the attached computer listing and have been notified by first class mail from General Motors. The listings provided are for campaign activity only and should not be used for any other purpose.
PARTS INFORMATION:
Parts have been provided to affected Dealers on a no-charge basis. (P/N 22534843)
PARTS AND LABOUR CLAIM INFORMATION:
Credit for the campaign work performed will be paid upon receipt of a properly completed campaign claim card or RAPID terininal transmission in accordance with the following:
Repair Code Operation Time Allowance
2A Replace Parking Brake Lever .7 Assembly
Time allowance includes 0.1 hour for Dealer administrative detail associated with this campaign.
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 1 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.
INSTALLATION OF CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Clean surface of radiator upper mounting panel and apply a Campaign Identification Label. Make sure the correct campaign number is inserted on the label. This will indicate that the Campaign has been completed.
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.
