HORN HARD TO OPERATE WHEN COLD (REPLACE HORN PAD. Cadillac Seville 1996

SUBJECT: HORN HARD TO OPERATE WHEN COLD (REPLACE HORN PAD/AIRBAG MODULE)

MODELS: 1996-97 CADILLAC CONCOURS, DEVILLE, D'ELEGANCE, ELDORADO, SEVILLE

BUILT PRIOR TO VIN BREAKPOINTS:

CONCOURS VU227956 DEVILLE/D'ELEGANCE/SEVILLE VU810505 ELDORADO VU606045

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE HORN WHEN COLD.

CORRECTION:

TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, REPLACE THE HORN PAD (INFLATABLE RESTRAINT STEERING WHEEL MODULE) WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS LISTED BELOW.

PARTS INFORMATION:

YEAR COLOR P/N ==== ===== ===

96 BLACK 16822087 96 BORDEAUX RED 16822088 96 DARK MONTANA BLUE 16822089 96 MED BEECHWOOD 16822090 96 SHALE 16822091 96 CAPPUCCINO CREAM 16822092 96 CRYSTAL GREEN 16822093

97 BLACK 16822094 97 MEDICI RED 16822095 97 DARK MONTANA BLUE 16822096 97 MED BEECHWOOD 16822097 97 SHALE 16822098 97 CAPPUCCINO CREAM 16822099 97 CRYSTAL GREEN 16822100

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C8835 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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