CAMPAIGN: PASSENGER SIDE SEAT EASY-ENTRY SEAT FAILS TO LOCK
Subject: PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 92-C-06 PASSENGER'S SIDE EASY-ENTRY SEAT ADJUSTER FAILS TO LOCK IN POSITION
Models Affected: 1992 GRAND AM COUPE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH EASY-ENTRY SEAT
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1992 Pontiac Grand Am Coupe model vehicles. These vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the passenger's side easy-entry seat adjuster may fail to fully lock into position after the seat back has been tilted forward and the seat slid forward and then back to it's original position to allow entry or exit to or from the rear seat area.
If the seat is not fully locked in position, the entire seat assembly could slide forward during a rapid deceleration. If this were to occur while the passenger seat was occupied, the resultant forward travel of the seat could result in serious injury to the occupant.
To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to replace the passenger's side easy-entry seat adjuster mechanism on all vehicles involved in this campaign.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1992 Pontiac Grand Am Coupe model vehicles built within the following VIN breakpoints:
Up To And Year Plant Beginning Including ------ ---------- ---------- --------- 1992 Lansing (C) NC200001 NC202712 1992 Lansing (M) NM000001 NM000981
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identifica- tion Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
A DCS message has been sent to all Pontiac dealers with instructions to hold all suspect vehicles until the campaign service procedure has been performed. All suspect vehicles must be held at dealers and repaired before owners take possession of these vehicles. There will be no owner notification from Pontiac.
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
In the unlikely event a vehicle has been sold prior to receiving the DCS message, the owner should be contacted and arrangement made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts (adjuster assemblies) will be pre-shipped to involved dealers. Quantities shipped to each dealer will be determined from computerized Vehicle Identification Number lists. If you have a vehicle and did not receive parts call 313-857-6038 for ordering instructions.
General Motors Service Parts Operation (GMSPO) will stock the following part numbers in the near future.
Quantity Description Part Number Per Vehicle ------------------------ ---------- ------------ Adjuster Assembly Seat 16726810 1 Passenger Side, Coupe Easy-Entry
Cover Seat Mounting Stud, Inner 16609637 2
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Move the passenger seat to the full forward position.
2. Remove one (1) screw from the rear of the outboard seat track cover and remove the cover.
3. Remove LH rear seat mounting stud cover by prving off.
4. Remove two (2) rear seat mounting nuts.
5. Move seat to full rearward position.
6. Remove LH front seat mounting stud cover by prying off.
7. Remove two (2) front seat mounting nuts.
8. Move seat to full forward position to relax assist spring.
9. Remove the seat from the vehicle and place it on a work pencil or table in an inverted position.
NOTICE: Be sure that the surface of the work bench or table is clean, and/or properly covered to prevent soiling or damage to the seat covering material.
10. Remove the safety belt assembly from the old seat adjuster assembly for transfer to the new adjuster assembly.
11. Disengage the easy-entry cable from the cable retainer.
12. Disconnect the easy-entry cable end from the lock bar on the RH track.
13. Place replacement adjuster assembly next to seat on bench.
14. Make sure that the new adjuster assembly is properly aligned for installation by checking the position of the alignment marks on the upper and lower channels. These marks should be aligned on both sides.
15. Examine old adjuster mechanism and note position of large assist spring. Remove large assist spring from old adjuster assembly and reinstall on new adjuster assembly as follows:
a. Hook long-shank end of spring into rear-most large hole on upper channel of RH, or outboard side. This hole is approximately 3/4" in diameter and is just forward of the bolt hole for the RH rear bolt that attaches the adjuster assembly to the seat frame.
b. Hook the short-shank end of the assist spring into the slotted hole located on the side of the LH, or inner front floor mounting support or "foot."
16. Remove the four (4) bolts that attach the old adjuster assembly to the seat frame. Remove old adjuster assembly.
17. Position new adjuster assembly to seat frame, making sure that the align- ment marks on the new seat track assembly are still lined up.
18. Install the two (2) rear adjuster to seat frame attaching bolts. Tighten to 27 N.m (20 lbs.ft.).
19. Unlatch the fore/aft lock mechanism using the fore/aft adjustment handle and slide the adjuster to the full-forward position (lower channels and adjuster mounting "feet" are fully rearward). Visually inspect the locking mechanism to make sure that the adjuster is locked in the full- forward position.
20. Install the two (2) front adjuster to seat frame attaching bolts. Tighten to 27 N.m (20 lbs.ft.).
21. Connect the easy-entry cable end to the lock bar on the RH track.
22. Engage the easy-entry cable to the cable retainer.
23. Apply Loctite 242 thread locking compound, or equivalent, to the threads of the safety belt attaching bolt. Install the safety belt assembly to the new adjuster assembly. Tighten bolt to 27 N.m (20 lbs.ft.).
24. Carefully place the seat assembly back into the vehicle and over the seat mounting studs.
IMPORTANT: THE FORE/AFT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE MUST NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THE REAR SEAT MOUNTING NUTS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED. IF THE FORE/AFT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE IN INADVERTENTLY RELEASED BEFORE THE REAR SEAT MOUNTING NUTS ARE TIGHTENED, THE SEAT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ADJUSTER MECHANISM REPOSITIONED TO THE FULL- FORWARD, LOCKED POSITION.
25. Install the rear seat mounting nuts and tighten to 29 N.m (21 lbs.ft.).
26. Unlatch the fore/aft locking mechanism using the fore/aft adjustment handle and move the seat rearward far enough to gain access to the front seat mounting studs, but not all the way back against the rear stops. Release the adjuster handle and verify that both sides of the seat adjuster locking mechanism are fully engaged either by visual inspection or by pushing forward and rearward (by hand) on each side of the seat.
27. Install the rear seat mounting nuts and tighten to 29 N.m (21 lbs.ft.).
28. Verify proper function by performing the following check procedure at several fore/aft positions:
a. Tilt seat back forward and move entire seat forward to simulate a back seat entry/exit situation.
b. Tilt seat back back to seating position and slide entire seat rearward until it stops.
Visually inspect under the seat to be sure that the locking mechanisms on both tracks are fully engaged. Also, sit in the seat and attempt to move the seat forward and/or rearward. The seat should not move out of position until the fore/aft adjuster handle is unlatched.
29. Install two (2) plastic stud covers P/N 16609637 to the inboard seat mounting studs.
30. Reinstall the outboard seat track cover with one (1) screw.
31. Install Campaign Identification Label.
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 campaign number, the five digit dealer code of the dealer performing the campaign service, and the date the vehicle was campaigned. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ballpoint pen. Install the label only on a clean, dry surface of the radiator baffle where it is readily visible. (Additional campaign labels are available on stationery order as Form 7201-709).
CLAIM INFORMATION
A separate repair order must be used for each vehicle. A completed warranty claim is to be kept as a permanent record of completion.
DEALERS SHOULD SUBMIT WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR CREDIT IN THEIR NORMAL MANNER WHEN THEY PERFORM THE SERVICE AS FOLLOWS:
*Other Failure Labor Labor Labor **Net Operation Code Operation Hours Hours Item ------------------------ ------ -------- ----- ----- ---- R&R Adjuster Assembly-Seat 96 V7070 0.6 0.1 $20.10
* In addition dealerships will receive 0.1 hours credit for dealer adminis- trative services associated with this campaign. The 0.1 hours allowance is to be entered in the "Other Labor Hours" field with each campaign repair listed for credit. This entry will not require authorization.
** Net Item amount is for 30% dealer handling allowance on parts pre-shipped to dealers.
FAILURE CODE 96 MUST BE USED WITH THE LABOR OPERATION.
Dealers will be credited via Warranty Document or Terminal Transmission, whichever is their normal method of submission for payment. Claim must contain all information required and should list the labor operation as outlined.
RECORDING COMPLETION
Repairs submitted for vehicles not involved in the campaign will not be paid. Campaign completion will be recorded from "PROPERLY COMPLETED AND PAID WARRANTY CLAIMS."
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.
