Recall - Seat Belt Buckle Defect
88pontiac26DCS MESSAGE PA-06
DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 1988
TO: ALL PONTIAC DEALERS
ATTENTION: SERVICE MANAGERS
RE: PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 86-C-19 SEAT BELT BUCKLES
GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY MAY EXIST IN CERTAIN 1988 PONTIAC LEMANS MODEL VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT PROPERLY LATCH. IT COULD APPEAR TO THE OCCUPANT(S) THAT THEIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS LATCHED, BUT THE LATCH PLATE CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTONS IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOP OR COLLISION A SEAT BELT, BUCKLE WITH THIS CONDITION COULD RELEASE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THOSE OCCUPANTS.
DEALER ACTION
TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION OCCURRING, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW BUCKLES ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
INVOLVED ARE CERTAIN 1988 PONTIAC LEMANS MODEL VEHICLES PRODUCED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS:
UP TO
YEAR MODEL PLANT BEGINNING AND INCLUDING
1988 LEMANS PUPYONG (KOREA) JB300001 JB385149
PARTS INFORMATION
PARTS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, THIS CAMPAIGN ARE TO BE OBTAINED FROM GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS (GMSPO). TO ENSURE
THAT THESE PARTS WILL BE OBTAINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEY SHOULD BE ORDERED FROM GMSPO ON A "C.I.O." ORDER WITH NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTION CODE BUT BUT ON AN ADVISE CODE (2).
QUANTITY
DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER PER VEHICLE
BUCKLE - SEAT ASSY. FRONT LEFT
(DRIVER SIDE) 90245579 1
BUCKLE - SEAT ASSY. FRONT RIGHT
(PASSENGER SIDE) 90245578 1
BUCKLE - SEAT ASSY.
REAR LEFT & RIGHT 90245580 2
BUCKLE - SEAT ASSY REAR CENTER 90245581 1
BOLT - ANCHOR (FRONT SEAT BELT
ATTACHING - BLACK) 90196103 2
BOLT - ANCHOR (REAR SEAT BELT
ATTACKING - SILVER) 9286603 2
WASHER - SPRING (FRONT SEAT BUCKLE
ATTACHING) 9428369 2
BOLT - 13 MM HEX HD (FRONT SEAT
TRACK RETAINING) 90196045 8
(SEE NOTICE)
TIE STRAP NPN 1
ORDER PARTS ACCORDINGLY, BASED ON ATTACHED INVOLVED VEHICLE LISTING.
NOTICE: BOLT PIN 90196045 IS A PACKAGE CONTAINING 80 PCS. (ENOUGH TO DO 10 CARS). ORDER PARTS ACCORDINGLY.
CLAIM INFORMATION
A SEPARATE REPAIR ORDER MUST BE KEPT FOR EACH VEHICLES A COMPLETED WARRANTY CLAIM IS TO BE KEPT AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF COMPLETION.
DEALERS SHOULD SUMBIT WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR CREDIT IN THEIR NORMAL MANNER WHEN THEY PERFORM THE SERVICE AS FOLLOWS:
*OTHER
FAILURE LABOR LABOR LABOR
OPERATION CODE OPERATION HOURS HOURS
REPLACE SEAT
BELT ASSEMBLIES 96 V4930 0.7 0.1
DEALER AND OWNER MAILING
CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 88-C-19 WITH VIN # LISTINGS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAILED TO DEALERS. OWNER LETTERS WILL BE MAILED APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS HENCE.