CAMPAIGN: FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR {LOOSE SPRING COVER}

Model and Year: 1983, 1984, 1985 CHEVROLET CAMARO MODELS

TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING, REISSUED TO SUPERSEDE PRODUCT CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 85C23 DATED APRIL, 1986. UPON RECEIPT OF THE REISSUED BULLETIN 85C23(a), DESTROY 85C23.

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 in 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 leas a reasonable allowance for depreciation.

To avold 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 neareat 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 Motore has determined that a defect which relates to Motor Vehicle Safety exists in some 1983, 1984 and 1985 Chevrolet Camaro models. In some of these vehicles, dislocation of a spring cover in the shoulder belt retractor will allow the shoulder belt to be extended but will not allow it to retract again. While the inertial feature that "locks" the shoulder belt in the event of an accident and the operation of the lap belt are not affected, if the amount of slack introduced in the shoulder belt is more than recommended in the owner's manual it is likely that the injuries to the upper body and head will be increased in the event of an accident.

VEHICLES INVOLVED

The involved vehicles are all 1983, 1984 and 1985 Chevrolet Camaro models within the following vehicle breakpoints:

PLANT YEAR FROM THROUGH ----- ---- ---- ------- Norwood 1983 DN100001 DNI85571 1984 EN100001 EN200729 1985 FN100001 FN142847

Van Nuys 1983 DL100001 DL168811 1984 EL100001 EL260862 1985 FL100001 FL452943

Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Iden- tification Number, owner name and addreas 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 was not shipped any involved vehicles.

OWNER NOTIFICATION

Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).

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 nww 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 modificatlon according to instructions contained in this bulletin.

PARTS INFORMATION

Parts required to complete this modification are to be obtained from General Motors Warehousing and Distribution Division (GMWDD). To ensure that these parts will be obtained as soon as possible they should be ordered from GMWDD on a C.I.O. order with no special instruction code, but on an advise code (2). QUANTITY PER PART NUMBER VEHICLE # DESCRIPTION ----------- ------- ----------- 20681871 2 Scat belt retractor retainer. (Packed 10 in package)

When required, part numbers identifying front seat shoulder belt retractor assemblies may be found in your current parts catalogue.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

Using the installation procedure below, install a retainer on one or both shoulder belt retractors, unless plastic spring cap is retained by two screws or a metal band. (See Figure 1).

TO AVOID SOILING THE VEHIrCLE INTERIOR, ALL EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING TECHNICIAN'S HANDS AND ATTIRE) USED FOR THE REPAIR PROCEDURE MUST BE CLEAN.

VEHICLE SHOULD BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE TO AVOID CRACKING OF PLASTIC TRIM.

1. Inspect both front seat belt retractors to be sure they are operational. If one or both retractors do not function properly or are inoperative, replacement should be performed. Do not attempt to repair the retractor aseembly. Stop and make certain you have the proper replacement Seat Belt Retractors before procceding with any disassembly. Replacement should be performed, per the Chevrolet Camaro Service Manual, Page 9-2 of the "Body Service" Section.

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#2. Remove rear upper garnish molding, coat hooks, sunshade support brackets, windshield side garnish and roof rail molding, courtesy lamps, and shoulder belt escutcheon.

#3. Remove headlining to gain access to shoulder belt retractors.

#4. Inspect plantic spring caps on left side of each retractor. Unless plastic spring cap is retained by two screws or a metal band, install retainer as follows.

#5. If the small circular plastic spring cap on the left side of each shoulder belt retractor is not fully seated, use a screwdriver or appropriate tool and press spring cap to retractor frame.

#6. Install retainer on right side of vehicle. Refer to Figures 1 and 2. First install hooked end of retainer in notch on forward edge of retractor frame. Then snap other end of retainer over rear edge of retractor frame. Retainer must be positioned as in Figure 2.

#7. Install retainer on left side of vehicle using procedures described in Steps 5 and 6.

#8. Reposition headlining and, prior to reinstalling other components, pull out shoulder retractor webbing and release as a final check of belt operation. Belts should retract freely.

#9. Complete installation by reinstalllng components removed in Steps 2 and 3.

#10.Install Campaign Identification Label.

CLAIM INFORMATION

Submit a Product Campaign Claim with the information indicated below:

* Failed Parts Labor Labor Other Repair Performed PC Part No. Allow FC OP Hrs Hrs ---------------- -- -------- ----- -- -- ---- ---

Inspect Plastic Spring Caps No Further Action Required 00 V3105 .8 .1

Install 1 or both retainers 2 20681251 ** 00 V3106 .8 .1

Install 1 retainer & 1 retractor 2 *** ** 00 V3102 .9 .1

Install 1 retractor 1 *** ** 00 V3103 .9 .1

Install 2 retractors 2 *** ** 00 V3104 1.0 .1

* Campaign administrative allowance.

**The Parts Allowance should be the sum total of the current GMWDD Dealer Net price plus 30% of all parts required for the repair.

*** Front shoulder belt retractor assembly (s) should only be replaced when required. Applicable part number can be found in your current parts catalog.

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS REPLACED MUST BE HELD BY THE DEALER FRO PHYSICAL INSPECTION AND SCRAPPING BY A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE.

Dealers will automatically receive the correct labor allowance based on the labor operation performed.

Refer to the Chevrolet Claims Processing Manual for details on Product Campaign Claim submission.

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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 ares which will be visible when the vehicle is brought in for periodic servicing by the owner. Apply "Campaign Identiflcation Label" only on a clean dry surface.

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.