Defect Description and Vehicles Involved

DEFECT INVOLVED

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1990-91 6000 model vehicles with 6-way power seats or power recliners. The power seat or recliner wiring harness routing in these vehicles may cause the harness to become pinched or chafed on the seat frame or spring support rod causing possible intermittent short circuits. These short circuits may then cause the circuit breaker to weld closed and the unprotected short circuit could generate sufficient heat at the shorted location to produce smoke and/or ignite the seat cushion materials.

To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to inspect the wiring harness and, after repairing any abraded areas, reroute the harness using a wiring harness clip.

VEHICLES INVOLVED





Involved are certain 1990-91 6000 model vehicles with 6-way power seats or power recliners built within the VIN breakpoints:

Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.

These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.

OWNER NOTIFICATION

Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Pontiac Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).

DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

All unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this campaign must be held and inspected/repaired per the Service Procedure of this campaign bulletin before owners take possession of these vehicles.

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.

Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.

In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, please take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.