CAMPAIGN: STOP DELIVERY FRT. SEAT HINGE COVER SCREWS

*** THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE WHEN RECIEVED ***

====================================================================== D C S A D M I N I S T R A T I V E M E S S A G E F A C S I M I L E ====================================================================== AM91-144 TO: THE FOLLOWING NON-DEALER RECIPIENTS:

BRANCH MANAGERS MARKETING CENTER MANAGERS DEALER ASSISTANCE CENTER MANAGERS SERVICE & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION MANAGERS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERS

ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: TECHNICAL SERVICE ______________________________________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 02-152 CREATED ON 5/3/91 AT

************************************************** REVISED COPY ADMIN 02-145 TRANSMITTED 5/2/91 **************************************************

TO: SELECT CHEVROLET DEALERS

ATTENTION:

SERVICE MANAGER

SUBJECT: STOP DELIVERY NOTICE PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 91C14 FRONT SEAT HINGE COVER SCREWS

MODEL & YEAR: 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO

THIS IS A NOTICE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP DELIVERY OF ALL 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO VEHICLES LISTED IN THIS DCS.

THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, AS AMENDED, PROVIDE 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 REPAIR WITHIN SIXTY (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 OWNER MAY BE ENTITLED TO AN IDENTICAL OR REASONABLY EQUIVALENT VEHICLE AT NO CHANGE OR TO A REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE LESS A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE FOR DEPRE CIATION.

TO AVOID HAVING TO PROVIDE THESE BURDENSOME SOLUTIONS, EVERY EFFORT MU TO PROMPTLY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH EACH OWNER AND TO REPAIR THEIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

DEFECT INVOLVED

GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT SEATS IN CERTAIN 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO'S FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS". THIS IS A RESULT OF THE FRONT SEAT UPPER HINGE TRIM COVER LOWER SCREW BEING TOO LONG. THIS INCORRECT LOWER SCREW COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACTION OF THE SEAT BACK INERTIA LOCKING MECHANISM AND COULD PREVENT THE SEAT BACK FROM LOCKING PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE IMPACT.

TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURRING, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE UPPER HINGE TRIM COVER SCREWS ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WITH CORRECT LENGTH SCREWS.

VEHICLES INVOLVED

NOTE: INVOLVED DEALER CODES AND VIN'S ARE ATTACHED.

THIS PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN INVOLVES 173 VEHICLES.

DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

THIS BULLETIN IS NOTICE TO YOU THAT THE NEW MOTOR VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD IDENTIFIED ABOVE. UNDE UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, IT ILLEGAL FOR A DEALER TO SELL A NEW MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER KNOW 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.

OWNER NOTIFICATION

NO OWNER LETTER WILL BE SENT SINCE THE INVOLVED VEHICLES SHOULD BE IN DEALER NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY. IF ANY UNITS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED OR DEALER TRANSFERRED, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CONTACT RESPECTIVE PURCHASER OR DEALER TO HAVE THE CAMPAIGN REPAIRS PERFORMED.

PARTS INFORMATION

PARTS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS CAMPAIGN ARE BEING SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO INVOLVED DEALERS ON MAY 3, 1991. THE PACKAGES BEING SHIPPED WILL CONTAIN 5 REPLACEMENT SCREWS OF PROPER LENGTH. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE ANY SCREWS FOR THESE REPLACEMENT PARTS.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

NUMBERS SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS BELOW REFER TO DIAGRAM IN 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO SERVICE MANUAL, PAGE 10-9-4.

1. REMOVE INCORRECT LENGTH SCREWS (6) SECURING THE UPPER HINGE TRIM COVER (7).

2. REINSTALL UPPER HINGE TRIM COVER USING CORRECT LENGTH REPLACEMENT SCREWS (SEE PARTS INFORMATION ABOVE).

3. CHECK FUNCTION OF INERTIA SEATBACK LOCK MECHANISM FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 10-9-8 OF THE 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO SERVICE MANUAL.

4. INSTALL CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL.

CLAIM INFORMATION

SUBMIT A PRODUCT CAMPAIGN CLAIM WITH THE INFORMATION INDICATED BELOW A SDAY MAY 8, 1991.

* ** REPAIR PARTS LABOR LAB OTH NET PERFORMED PC ALLOW CC/FC OP HRS HRS AMT

INSTALL CORRECT - - - SK-00 V6740 0.3 0.1 $0.38 LENGTH SCREWS

* CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATIVE ALLOWANCE OF 0.1 HOURS

** THE $0.38 IDENTIFIED IN THE "NET AMOUNT" COLUMN REPRESENTS 30% OF DEALER NET COST FOR SCREWS SHIPPED DIRECT TO DEALERS AND USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LABOR OPERATION V6740.

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.

PLEASE COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR SERVICE MANAGER.

DEALER 91C14 INVOLVED VIN'S

00502 1G1FP33F8ML178890 02049 1G1FP2384ML182429 02145 1G1FP23T7ML182199 02145 1G1FP23T4ML182399 02221 1G1FP23EXML182358 02245 1G1FP23E2ML182385 02264 1G1FP23R5ML182431 02265 1G1FP23TXML182178 02408 1G1FP23T3ML182717 03346 1G1FP23E1ML182152 04665 1G1FP23F6ML182320 04793 1G1FP23F9ML180738 04798 1G1FP23T7ML182817 05268 1G1FP23T7ML182641 05368 1G1FP2387ML182232 05393 1G1FP23E3ML182640 06197 1G1FP23T5ML182699 06258 1G1FP23T1ML182277 06258 1G1FP23T6ML182324 06330 1G1FP23E8ML182326 06335 1G1FP23T3ML182250 06353 1G1FP23T3ML182667 06497 1G1FP23E1ML182457 06554 1G1FP23T3ML182328 06648 1G1FP23E6ML182552 07153 1G1FP23E0ML182210 07186 1G1FP23E9ML181959 07354 1G1FP23T3ML182491 07403 1G1FP23T2ML182479 07515 1G1FP23T6ML182453 07570 1G1FP23T8ML182308 07706 1G1FP23E8ML182522 07956 1G1FP23T9ML181930 08004 1G1FP23T0ML182349 08109 1G1FP23E0ML182238 08109 1G1FP23E5ML182364 08217 1G1FP23T4ML182211 08330 1G1FP23TXML182245 08398 1G1FP23T1ML182411 08398 1G1FP23T1ML182604 08398 1G1FP23TXML182262 08446 1G1FP23T3ML182362 08446 1G1FP23T5ML182508 08446 1G1FP23TXML182407 08584 1G1FP23E6ML182311 08584 1G1FP23EXML182540 08802 1G1FP23E1ML182331 09020 1G1FP23T0ML182450 09033 1G1FP23T8ML182504 09033 1G1FP23T9ML182382 09180 1G1FP23E1ML182670 09180 1G1FP23E9ML182755 09304 1G1FP2382ML182221 09384 1G1FP2380ML182248 09384 1G1FP2384ML181670 09384 1G1FP2389ML181924 09406 1G1FP23F6ML182205 09467 1G1FP2384ML182396

09591 1G1FP23T3ML181938 09721 1G1FP23EXML182280 10077 1G1FP23F4ML182543 11016 1G1FP23E6ML182258 11016 1G1FP23E9ML182321 11016 1G1FP23T6ML182405 11494 1G1FP23T9ML182270 11514 1G1FP23E5ML182526 11522 1G1FP23F7ML182259 13038 1G1FP23T3ML182345 13222 1G1FP23T0ML182562 14283 1G1FP23T5ML182315 14239 1G1FP23E4ML182310 14336 1G1FP2385ML182309 14377 1G1FP23E0ML182630 14469 1G1FP23E4ML182291 14527 1G1FP23T3ML182233 14544 1G1FP23F6ML182351 14544 1G1FP23T3ML182507 14544 1G1FP23T4ML182242 15546 1G1FP23E1ML182426 15546 1G1FP23E3ML182489 15546 1G1FP23TXML182357 15733 1G1FP23F4ML179934 16009 1G1FP23T5ML182282 16118 1G1FP23E6ML182813 16140 1G1FP23T9ML182480 16153 1G1FP23E0ML181963 16242 1G1FP23T3ML182295 16330 1G1FP23F5ML182213 16443 1G1FP23T5ML182671 16450 1G1FP23E6ML182843 16570 1G1FP23T9ML182303 16725 1G1FP23T2ML182398 16801 1G1FP23T9ML180132 17039 1G1FP23EXML182375 17261 1G1FP23E7ML182317 17444 1G1FP23T8ML182549 17479 1G1FP23E6ML182390 17513 1G1FP23E0ML182613 17513 1G1FP23E1ML182264 17611 1G1FP23E7ML182768 20023 1G1FP23E6ML182535 20023 1G1FP23E8ML182603 20064 1G1FP23T5ML182279 20107 1G1FP238XML182371 20107 1G1FP23T1ML182179 20135 1G1FP2380ML182251 20158 1G1FP23E0ML182532 20176 1G1FP23E5ML182767 20199 1G1FP23E3ML182203 20199 1G1FP23E9ML182464 20274 1G1FP33E8ML182283 20298 1G1FP23T6ML182484 20398 1G1FP23T4ML182340 20455 1G1FP23T4ML182421 20466 1G1FP23T5ML182850 20522 1G1FP23T4ML182239

20540 1G1FP23E0ML182272 26039 1G1FP23E9ML182268 26041 1G1FP23T4ML182581 26095 1G1FP23TXML182214 26120 1G1FP23T3ML182538 26124 1G1FP23E4ML182517 26124 1G1FP23E9ML182285 26124 1G1FP23T5ML182363 26129 1G1FP23E4ML182579 26187 1G1FP23F9ML182253 26187 1G1FP23T2ML182353 26187 1G1FP23T6ML182551 26187 1G1FP23T9ML182401 26187 1G1FP23T9ML182589 26187 1G1FP33F3ML182202 26198 1G1FP23T0ML182609 26201 1G1FP23E0ML182305 26207 1G1FP23F4ML182466 26245 1G1FP23E4ML182548 26265 1G1FP23T6ML182646 26266 1G1FP23E8ML182276 26266 1G1FP23T0ML182402 26266 1G1FP23T9ML182432 26308 1G1FP23E5ML182235 26339 1G1FP23EXML182313 26339 1G1FP23F3ML182341 26339 1G1FP23T2ML182577 26339 1G1FP23T2ML182594 26424 1G1FP23E1ML182278 26424 1G1FP23E3ML182265 26424 1G1FP23E3ML182587 26424 1G1FP23E9ML182416 26466 1G1FP23T7ML182249 26493 1G1FP23E4ML182226 26493 1G1FP23E2ML182306 26493 1G1FP23E3ML182346 26493 1G1FP23E3ML182542 26493 1G1FP23E5ML182400 26493 1G1FP23EXML182263 26493 1G1FP23T9ML182415 26496 1G1FP23T1ML182425 26496 1G1FP23T5ML182220 26515 1G1FP23T1ML182442 26551 1G1FP23F6ML182463 30012 1G1FP23T2ML182417 30043 1G1FP23E6ML181952 30111 1G1FP23F1ML182192 30111 1G1FP23F3ML182193 30111 1G1FP23F3ML182369 30111 1G1FP23F8ML180830 30111 1G1FP23FXML182109 30650 1G1FP23E0ML182496 30650 1G1FP23E9ML182352 44070 1G1FP23T2ML182322 44070 1G1FP23T9ML182494 44501 1G1FP2384ML182334 48712 1G1FP23E1ML182846 END OF VIN'S (

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