INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) INSULATOR PANEL RATTLE. Chevrolet S10 Pickup

SUBJECT: INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) INSULATOR PANEL RATTLE (ROTATE PUSH/INSERT NUT 90 DEGREES)

MODELS: 1998 CHEVROLET AND GMC S/T MODELS 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA

BUILT PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS:

PLANT DIVISION VIN ----- -------- --- LINDEN CHEVROLET (BLAZER) WK204953 LINDEN CHEVROLET (PICKUP) WK200329 MORAINE CHEVROLET (BLAZER) W2232089 SHREVEPORT CHEVROLET (PICKUP) W8188192 LINDEN GMC (PICKUP) WK521951 LINDEN GMC (JIMMY) WK521952 MORAINE GMC (JIMMY) W2554825 MORAINE GMC (ENVOY) W2952310 SHREVEPORT GMC (PICKUP) W8526129 MORAINE OLDSMOBILE (BRAVADA) W2722160

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS, WITH VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO THE ABOVE VIN BREAKPOINTS, MAY COMMENT ABOUT A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE I/P DASH AREA.

CAUSE:

ON EARLY 1998 BUILT VEHICLES, THE SCREW THAT SECURES THE LEFT AND CENTER INSULATOR PANELS TOGETHER, UNDERNEATH THE I/P ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, MAY PULL THE ONE PUSH/INSERT NUT OUT OF THE CENTER INSULATOR PANEL. THIS OCCURS BECAUSE THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE MATING SURFACES OF THE TWO PANELS THAT HOLD THE PUSH/INSERT NUT IN PLACE.

CORRECTION:

ROTATE THE PUSH/INSERT NUTS 90 DEGREES TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME C2429 PANEL,INSTRUMENT PANEL CLOSE OUT 0.2 HR (INSULATOR) R+R OR REPLACE (CENTER)

IMPORTANT: LABOR OPERATION IS CODED TO BASE VEHICLE COVERAGE IN THE WARRANTY SYSTEM.

FIGURES: 01 FIG 1 - PUSH/INSERT NUT ITEM 1-PUSH/INSERT NUT (FRONT VIEW) ITEM 2-PUSH/INSERT NUT (BACK VIEW) ITEM 3-PUSH/INSERT NUT (SIDE VIEW)

Object Number: 484243 Size: LH

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