Recall - Seat Recliner Hinge Pinch Point Exposed: Overview

97008A
CHEVROLET

Issued: 06/01/97

CAMPAIGN: SEAT RECLINER HINGE PINCH POINT

PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN

SUBJECT:
97008(A) - SEAT RECLINER HINGE PINCH POINT

MODELS:
1995-1997 CHEVROLET AND GMC C/K EXTENDED-CAB PICKUPS AND 2-DOOR UTILITIES EQUIPPED WITH RECLINING SEATS AND "ONE-HANDED" EASY-ENTRY FEATURE

THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND REPLACES BULLETIN 97008 ISSUED MARCH, 1997. THE SERVICE PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REVISED AND ALSO INCLUDES AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE. THE PARTS SECTION HAS BEEN REVISED TO REFLECT THE NEW PART NUMBER AS PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED IN WINS DCS028 ON APRIL 11, 1997. ALL COPIES OF BULLETIN 97008 SHOULD BE DESTROYED.

The Highway Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the customer has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.

If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the customer may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.

To avoid having to provide these burdensome remedies, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the divisional letter that is being sent to customers, the customers are being instructed to contact the appropriate Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.