Campaign - Rear Seat Belt Adjustment Incorrect: Overview
GMC NUMBER: 90-C-19GROUP: 0A-GENERAL INFORMATION
DATE: OCTOBER, 1990
SUBJECT:
OWNER'S MANUAL REAR SEAT BELT INFORMATION
MODELS:
1989-90 CK 15-35 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK
General Motors has determined that 1989-90 CK 15-35 Extended Cab trucks contain incorrect instructions on how to properly adjust the rear seat lap-shoulder belts, Since the instructions provided do not describe the "proper use" of the seat belt assembly, they fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies For Use In Passenger Cars, Multi-purpose Passenger vehicles, Trucks and Buses". In order to comply with FMVSS 209, and to reduce owner inconvenience, we will mail Owner's Manual inserts with the correct rear lap-shoulder belt instructions direct to owners of record. The information in this insert replaces the "LAP-SHOULDER BELTS" information found on pages 1-9 through 1-11 of the Owner's Manual.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1989-90 CK 15-35 Extended Cab trucks built within the following VIN breakpoints:
The specific vehicles involved in this campaign have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. These listings are furnished to all involved dealers with the campaign bulletin.
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. Dealers are to correct all affected vehicles in new and used vehicle stock prior to their sale.
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 ensure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle. 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. This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles involved in this campaign may not comply with the standard identified above. Under Section 108 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each such sale.
If the name and address of the owner of an involved vehicle was unavailable to GMC Truck Division at the time of campaign initiation, the dealer must determine the owner's name and address from the dealership sales records. Please provide this information directly on the second copy of the listing next to the applicable VIN so that our records may be updated and the appropriate notification mailed to the owner. This second copy should then be submitted to the address listed below in the previously supplied yellow campaign envelopes.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by GMC Truck Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin). A listing of owner names and addresses has been furnished to the involved dealers to enable dealers to follow up with owners involved in this campaign. This listing 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 this campaign.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Replace the "LAP-SHOULDER BELTS" information found on pages 1-9 through 1-11 with new Owner's Manual insert.
2. Install Campaign Identification Label.
PARTS INFORMATION
A new Owner's Manual insert for each vehicle involved will be mailed directly to owners of record or involved dealers (stock units) by GMC Truck on a no charge basis. DO NOT ORDER FROM General Motors Service Parts Operation (GMSPO).
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Dealers should submit a warranty claim on each vehicle completed under this campaign.
Labor
Operation Time Trouble
Number Description Allowance Code
V6270 Insert Supplement 0.2 Hr. 96
Page in Owner's Manual
* For dealer to receive Administrative Time Allowance associated with this campaign, add 0.1 hour to the Labor Operation Time Allowance.
CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Each vehicle corrected 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 and five (5) digit dealer code of the dealperforming the campaign servire. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ball point pen. Each "Campaign Identification Label" is to be located on the radiator core support in an area which will be visible when the vehicle is brought in for periodic servicing by the owner. Apply "Campaign Identification Label" only on a clean, dry surface.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
Procedures covering this campaign are outlined in Section V ot your dealership's "GM Truck Claims Processing Manual" # P8919.