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EXCHANGE PROGRAM - PARTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

REVISION: 05/15/96

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO TERMINATE THE PARTS MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN 53-81-18 (SECTION 8 - CHASSIS/BODY ELECTRICAL). *********************************************************************

SUBJECT: EXCHANGE PROGRAM - TERMINATION OF PARTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR PCM AND I/P CLUSTER

MODELS: 1996 BUICK SKYLARK 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SUNFIRE

********************************************************************* THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO TERMINATE THE PARTS MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN 53-81-18 (SECTION 8 - CHASSIS/BODY ELECTRICAL). *********************************************************************

********************************************************************* IMPORTANT:

"GM OF CANADA" AND "NAES" DEALERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO UTILIZE THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. *********************************************************************

THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM WAS USED TO GAIN FEEDBACK ON THE NEW ELECTRONIC SERIAL DATA SYSTEM ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES.

THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS WILL BECOME UNRESTRICTED ON MAY 1, 1996. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) 16231851 - 4 CYLINDER 16231853 - 6 CYLINDER

IPC (INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) J-BODY VEHICLES =============== 16200591 - BASE/MANUAL CHEVROLET 16200571 - BASE/3 SPEED/CHEVROLET 16200541 - GAGE/3 SPEED/CHEVROLET 16201141 - GAGE/MANUAL/CHEVROLET 16201151 - GAGE/4 SPEED/CHEVROLET 16200611 - BASE/4 SPEED/CHEVROLET 16200552 - GAGE/3 SPEED/PONTIAC 16201142 - GAGE/MANUAL/PONTIAC 16201152 - GAGE/4 SPEED/PONTIAC

N-BODY VEHICLES =============== 16241252 - PONTIAC 16231173 - OLDSMOBILE 16231174 - BUICK BASE 16231194 - BUICK GAGE

PARTS INFORMATION:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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