Recall - Inflatable Restraint Module Replacement: Overview
NO: 01-C-01SAFETY
DATE: August, 2000
CATEGORY TYPE: Restraints-01
CATEGORY: SIR
SUBJECT:
INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) REPLACEMENT
YEAR and MODEL:
2001 SATURN L-SERIES VEHICLES
(ALL MODELS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIR BAGS)
TO: ALL SATURN RETAILERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
DEFECT INVOLVED
Saturn has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 2001 model year Saturn L-Series vehicles. Some vehicles equipped with a Side Impact Airbag System option have been identified as having a lower side impact safing sensor threshold than specified. Because of the reduced threshold, there is a potential for an inadvertent deployment of the side head curtain airbag with severe slamming of a door. An occupant could receive minor injuries.
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, Retailers are to replace the SDM in involved vehicles.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Only selected 2001 model year L-Series Saturn vehicles within the following VIN range will require this campaign:
1Y500002 - 1Y504609
A VIN listing of the involved vehicles is included in this bulletin for your reference.
You must verify campaign involvement through your AS400 system. It is important to note that campaign claims will only be paid on involved vehicles.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
No owner vehicles are involved in this activity. Only vehicles in Retailer inventory are involved.
FACILITY VIN LISTING
A list of vehicles assigned to you (Facility VIN Listing), which our records indicate were sold by or shipped to you, (or are located in close proximity to your facility) is enclosed.
This listing contains:
^ Complete vehicle identification number (VIN); and
^ VINs of vehicles, which according to Saturn records are in retail stock.
The Facility VIN Listing is furnished to involved Retailers with the Product Campaign Bulletin.
Those Retailers not involved initially in this campaign will receive a message at the top of a blank Facility VIN Listing that states: NO VEHICLES ASSIGNED AT THIS TIME FOR CAMPAIGN O1-C-01.
RETAILER RESPONSIBILITY
All unsold vehicles in Retailers' possession and subject to this campaign must be held at the retail facility and repaired per the service procedure of this campaign bulletin before owners take possession of these vehicles. In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your retail facility 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.
TRANSFER OF CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Saturn vehicles that have been sold by you, which may be closer in proximity to another Saturn Retailer, may still appear on your Facility VIN Listing. If either you or the vehicle owner determines that it is more desirable for a vehicle on your Facility VIN Listing to be serviced by another Saturn Retailer, or if the customer's address has recently changed, campaign responsibility may be transferred by completing the following:
^ Submit a Campaign Vehicle Action Report to your Customer Assistance Manager (CAM) at the Saturn Customer Assistance Center.
- OR -
^ Submit an update in owner information to the Saturn Owner of Record system, via SERVICELINE XL, for Saturn Customer Assistance Center review and approval.
A copy of the Campaign Vehicle Action Report is included for your reference. Additional copies can be ordered from Saturn Publications (1-800-828-2112, prompt 3. Item S0397050). All changes to campaign responsibility will be reflected in your next Unfixed VIN Report.
All other changes in vehicle status (e.g., scrapped, stolen, etc.) are to be made in accordance with section 4.4.3 of the Retailer Service Reference Guide, "Notifying Saturn of Vehicle Status Change."
PARTS INFORMATION
1. A 100% pre-shipment of module assemblies required to perform this campaign has been automatically sent by Saturn to affected Retailers. These initial shipments are to aid Retailers in campaign preparation.
2. Should additional parts be required, please order from Saturn Service Parts Operations (SSPO) as needed.
3. Required Parts:
DISPOSITION OF REPLACED PARTS
Retailers will scrap all replaced parts in a manner that ensures that they cannot be reused, remanufactured, or otherwise entered into the stream of commerce in the future.
CAMPAIGN COMPLETION LABEL
Upon completion of the campaign, a Campaign Completion Label and a Clear Protective Cover should be affixed on a clean, dry surface of the radiator core support in an area clearly visible when the hood is raised. Each label provides a space to print in ink (or type) the campaign number (01C01) and the five (5) digit facility code of the Retailer performing the campaign service.
As a reminder, additional labels may be ordered from Saturn publications (1-800-828-2112, prompt 3, Item # S03 00013A for the Campaign Completion Label, and Item # S03 00013B for the Clear Protective Cover).
CREDIT
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