Recall - Windshield Retention Inspection: Overview
Number 87-C-03 Date 03/87Subject: PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 87-C-03 WINDSHIELD RETENTION
Vehicles Affected: 1987 PONTIAC 6000 MODELS
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 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 owners 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 the 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, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that certain 1987 Pontiac 6000 models may not conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 212, "Windshield Mounting".
These vehicles may exhibit poor bond adhesion between the windshield glass and mounting. This could allow the windshield to separate from the vehicle during a 30 mph frontal barrier test required by FMVSS 212. Should windshield separation occur during an accident, an unbelted occupant may be ejected from the vehicle and personal injury could occur.
To correct this condition, dealers are to remove and reinstall the windshields on all involved vehicles per instructions in this bulletin.