Assist Handle - Falls Off

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Category Applicable Model/s Subject Bulletin No.. 048/87
14 (See Below) ASSIST HANDLE Issued 11/19/87
Revised



DESCRIPTION

Assist handles are located on the ceiling above the door openings. It has been found that the cap for the assist handle may possibly fall off in 1988 626s (4-Door & 5-Door) equipped with automatic seat belts.

The causes for the problem mentioned above are:
1. Improper configuration of headliner.
2. Headliner crushed by tightening of assist handle mounting bolt.

These two factors greatly reduce the mount clearances between the handle cap and the headliner. Therefore, the catch of the handle cap cannot securely fit and grip the handle. The result is that the cap falls off.



Packing has been added to the assist handle mounting in order to prevent the cap and the headliner from making hard contact since the production date of September 7, 1987. Also for the vehicles stocked at MC, the packing has been added.

In addition, the base seat of the assist handle has been thickened by 2 mm since the production date of October 10, 1987.
If you receive a customer complaint of the assist handle caps falling off, you are requested to replace the assist handle with the modified part.



VIN OF AFFECTED VEHICLES
PART NUMBER

Assist Handle: GJ13 69 470A (Old) GJ13 69 470B (New)

GJ13 69 470B 06 - Light gray GJ13 69 470B 19 - Red GJ13 69 470B 44 - Light blue GJ13 69 470B 93 - Light beige


WARRANTY INFORMATION

Comment Code: 7D
Damage Code: 99
Process No: B7055A
Part No. of Main Cause: GJ13 69 470A
Operation No: 66920XRX
Labor Hour: 0.2 Hr.