Defect Involved, Vehicles Involved, Owner, Dealer & Part Info.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1990 and 1991 Buick Regal Sedan (4-Door) model vehicles. The front seat shoulder belt webbing in these vehicles may separate at the front seat shoulder belt upper guide loops (driver and/or passenger side). Separation of the webbing would occur without prior warning and could increase the risk of injury to belted front outboard occupants in a high energy vehicle crash. During a high energy crasa event, this condition may occur if the front seat shoulder belt upper guide loop "dumps" the seat belt wobbling into one corner of the guide loop and cuts the webbing.
To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to install controlled rotation bracket on both the driver and passenger side front seat shoulder belt upper guide loops. This bracket will limit the front seat shoulder belt upper guide loop's range of travel preventing the webbing from being cut.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1990 and 1991 Buick Regal (4-Door) Sedan model vehicles built within the following VIN breakpoints:
PLANT
YEAR MODEL PLANT CODE FROM THROUGH
1990 Regal Oshawa # 2 1 L1429016 L1430667
Sedan
1991 Regal Oshawa # 2 1 M1400052 M1429879
Sedan
NOTICE: Regal Coupe (2 door) models are not involved in this recall campaign.
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer, listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Buick Motor Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin).
CHANGE OF OWNER INFORMATION
Dealers are to use the Dealer Communication System (D.C.S.) to provide Buick Motor Division with subsequent Buick owner information. By reporting a change of owner name or address of a vehicle in campaign status over the D.C.S., the need to send in a CVAR form for that vehicle is eliminated. Terminal input instructions are covered in the D.C.S. Manual under Section 9, Pages 9-J01A and B.
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle or ownership from this time forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY (con't)
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts required to complete this campaign are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). To ensure these parts will be obtained as soon as possible, they should be ordered from GMSPO on a "C.I.O." order with no special instruction code, but on an advise code (2).
Quantity/
Part Number Description Vehicle
10192005 Controlled Rotation Bracket 1
Kit - Each Kit Contains
2 Brackets and 2 Nuts
SPECIAL TOOLS
Each dealer will be shipped a Shoulder Belt Guide Loop Holder tool, J-39049, during the week of February 11, 1991. The tool is being furnished at no charge to the dealer. Each tool package will be identified with Buick Campaign Number 91-C-01. Additional tools, if required, may be ordered from Kent-Moore.