Subject: | Rear License Plate Pocket Perimeter Gasket Loose/Out of Position Or Excessive Amount Of Adhesive (Install New Gasket Using Updated Retainer Tightening Sequence) |
Models: | 2004-2007 Buick Rainier |
2002-2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer EXT |
2002-2007 GMC Envoy, Envoy XL |
2002-2004 Oldsmobile Bravada |
2005-2007 Saab 9-7X |
This bulletin is being revised to add a part number. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 04-08-66-001C (Section 08 -- Body & Accessories).
Some customers may comment that the insulating perimeter seal or gasket on the backside edge of the license plate housing/pocket appears to be shrinking or becomes pulled away from the edge of the license plate housing/pocket. Some customers may also comment about excessive amounts of adhesive oozing from the gasket.
This condition may be caused by changes in temperature, which may cause the plastic license plate housing to expand and contract. When this occurs, the license plate housing gasket seal may be caught and pulled under the housing/pocket.
Technicians are to replace the rear license plate pocket perimeter gasket using the following procedure:
Important: Excessive amounts of adhesive, which may have oozed from the gasket, may be cleaned using GM Tar and Road Oil Remover, GM P/N 1050172 (in Canada, P/N 992856), or the equivalent. Replacement of the gasket is not necessary in this situation.
• | Push the entire rear license plate pocket assembly upward in the opening of the liftgate. Inspect the perimeter gasket to see if it is properly retained. |
Tighten
Tighten the rear license plate pocket assembly retaining
nuts to 5 N·m (44 lb in) in the following order.
• | Tighten the upper left retaining nut first. |
• | Tighten the upper right retaining nut second. |
• | Tighten the three lower retaining nuts in any order. |
Part Number | Description | Qty |
---|---|---|
15170981 | *Seal, Liftgate O/S Pull Handle (All Except Rainier) | 1 |
89045647 | *Seal, Liftgate O/S Pull Handle (2004-2005 Rainier Only) | 1 |
19120838 | *Seal, Liftgate O/S Pull Handle (2006-2007 Rainier Only) | 1 |
19121203 | *Seal, Liftgate O/S Pull Handle (Saab Only) | 1 |
*These parts are commonly referred to as the License Plate Pocket Perimeter Gasket.
For vehicles repaired under warranty, use:
Labor Operation | Description | Labor Time |
---|---|---|
B8990 | Molding And/Or Pocket, License Plate-R&R Or Replace | Use Published Labor Operation Time |
For vehicles repaired under warranty, use:
Labor Operation | Description | Failed Object | Fault/Reason Code | Location Code | Warranty Type | Repair/Action Code | Labor Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8618102 | Molding And/Or Pocket, License Plate-R&R Or Replace | 86181 | 78 | 0 | 01 | 01 | Use Published Labor Operation Time |