Recall - Driver Side Floor Pan Anchor Stud Reinforcement: Overview
Number 84-C-13 Date 6/87PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 84-C-13
Subject: DRIVER'S SEAT LEFT FRONT FLOOR PAN ANCHOR BAR STUD
MODELS AFFECTED: 1983 & 1984 J2000 SUNBIRD MODELS WITH MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE DRIVER'S SEAT
To: All Pontiac Dealers
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle 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 owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within sixty 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 owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonable 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 solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Pontiac Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1983 and 1984 Pontiac J2000 Sunbird models equipped with a manually adjustable driver's seat. The floor pan anchor bar could fatigue and break around the left front outer seat adjuster stud of the driver's seat. This could allow the stud to separate from the floor pan anchor bar. Although the seat assembly would still be attached to the floor at three other locations, separation of the left front outer seat adjuster stud from the floor pan anchor bar could cause the driver's seat to tip rearward unexpectedly. This could cause a loss of vehicle control which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.