CAMPAIGN: REAR SEAT BELT WITH LONG FIRST LOCK POSITIONS. Chevrolet Chevette 1980

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# CAMPAIGN: REAR SEAT BELT WITH LONG FIRST LOCK POSITIONS

THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, AS AMENDED, PROVIDES THAT EACH VEHICLE WHICH IS SUBJECT TO A 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 OWNER 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 THESE BURDENSOME SOLUTIONS,EVERY EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO PROMPTLY SCHEDULE A SERVICE DATE 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 NEAREST CHEVROLET ZONE OFFICE IF THEIR DEALER DOES NOT REMEDY THE CONDITION WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE AGREED SERVICE DATE. IF THE CONDITION IS NOT REMEDIED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, THE OWNERS ARE INSTRUCTED HOW TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

CONDITION INVOLVED

GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN 1980 MONZA AND CHEVETTE MODELS AND 1981 CAMARO AND CHEVETTE MODELS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION". THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH FIRST LOCK POSTIONS WHICH WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USED BY SMALLER PASSENGERS. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, AN IMPROPER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN SMALLER SIZE PASSENGERS.

TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE TO BE INSPECTED AS EXPLAINED IN THE SERVICE PROCEDURE SECTION OF THIS BULLETIN. SEAT BELTS WHICH DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN CHECKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE REPLACED.

VEHICLES INVOLVED

INVOLVED ARE ALL 1980 MONZA AND CHEVETTE MODELS AND ALL 1981 CAMARO AND CHEVETTE MODELS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTION BREAKPOINTS:

PLANT YEAR MODEL FROM THRU

LORDSTOWN 1980 MONZA A7258685 A7269040 VAN NUYS 1981 CAMARO BL100005 BL102058 LAKEWOOD 1980 CHEVETTE AA268586 AA276381 LAKEWOOD 1981 CHEVETTE BA100009 BA102355 WILMINGTON 1980 CHEVETTE AY365039 AY375192 WILMINGTON 1981 CHEVETTE BY100001 BY109133

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.

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 WAS NOT SHIPPED ANY INVOLVED VEHICLES.

OWNER NOTIFICATION

OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS CAMPAIGN ON THEIR VEHICLES BY CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION (SEE COPY OF OWNER LETTER INCLUDED WITH THIS BULLETIN).

DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

OWNERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED CHECKING INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE OWNER LETTER. THEY WERE ALSO ADVISED THEY MAY ELECT TO HAVE THEIR DEALER PERFORM THE INSPECTION AT NO CHARGE. UPON OWNER REQUEST, DEALERS ARE TO SERVICE ALL VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS CAMPAIGN, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, AGE OF VEHICLE, OR OWNERSHIP, FROM THIS TIME FORWARD.

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, YOUR SHOULD TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO BE SURE THE CAMPAIGN CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE.

THIS BULLETIN IS NOTICE TO YOU THAT SOME OF THE NEW MOTOR VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD IDENTIFIED ABOVE. UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, IT IS ILLEGAL FOR A DEALER TO SELL A NEW MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER KNOWS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH AN APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD. AS A CONSEQUENCE, IF YOU SELL ANY OF THESE MOTOR VEHICLES WITHOUT FIRST PERFORMING THE CAMPAIGN CORRECTION, YOUR DEALERSHIP MAY BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY UP TO $1,000 FOR EACH SUCH SALE.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

EACH VEHICLE INVOLVED MUST BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED AS FOLLOWS:

#### INSPECTION:

TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR SEATING POSITION OF A VEHICLE ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING CHECK:

#### NOTE: TEMPLATE NO. 1 IS TO BE USED TO CHECK MONZA MODELS. TEMPLATE NO. 2 IS TO BE USED TO CHECK CAMARO AND CHEVETTE MODELS. REFER TO THE ILLUSTRATION ON PAGE 4 OF THIS BULLETIN.

1. REFER TO THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE VEHICLE.

2. UNFOLD THE TEMPLATE TO ITS FULL LENGTH. INSERT THE NOTCHED END OF THE TEMPLATE (TEMPLATE NO. 1 FOR MONZA MODELS OR TEMPLATE NO. 2 FOR CAMARO AND CHEVETTE MODELS) INTO THE RIGHT OR LEFT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COVER, NEXT TO THE CLOTH WEBBING AS SHOWN BELOW.

3. PULL THE SEAT BELT WEBBING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR SO THE METAL END (D-RING) EXTENDS ABOUT ONE FOOT PAST THE END OF THE TEMPLATE AS SHOWN BELOW.

4. ALLOW THE SEAT BELT WEBBING TO RETRACT SLIGHTLY INTO THE RETRACTOR, THEN YANK (PULL HARD) ON THE BELT. THE RETRACTOR SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND PREVENT THE WEBBING FROM EXTENDING WHEN THE QUICK, HARD PULL IS APPLIED.

5. CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE WEBBING TO RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR, APPROX- IMATELY ONE INCH AT A TIME, WHILE RE-CHECKING THE LOCKING FEATURE BY YANKING ON THE WEBBING. CONTINUE THIS CHECK UNTIL THE METAL AND (D-RING) GOES BELOW THE END OF THE TEMPLATE AS SHOWN BELOW.

6. REPEAT THIS OPERATION SEVERAL TIMES ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS.

7. IN THE EVENT A SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BEFORE THE METAL END (D-RING) GOES BELOW THE END OF THE TEMPLATE, THE RETRACTOR MUST BE REPLACED.

REPLACEMENT

IF INSPECTION SHOWS THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT OF ONE OR BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, REFER TO THE APPLICABLE MODEL YEAR FISHER BODY SERVICE MANUAL, SECTION IX FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT UNDER THE TITLE, "LAP AND SHOULDER BELT."

PARTS INFORMATION

WHEN PARTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS CAMPAIGN, DEALRS ARE REQUESTED TO ORDER FROM THE GENERAL MOTORS WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION DIVISION (GMWDD). THE REAR SEAT OUTER BELT RETRACTOR MAY BE ORDERED ACCORDING TO THE COLOR AND PART NUMBER SPECIFIED IN THE GMWDD PARTS CATALOGUE.

CLAIM INFORMATION

SUBMIT A PRODUCT CLAIM WITH THE INFORMATION INDICATED BELOW:

PARTS FAILED **PARTS FAILURE LABOR LABOR *OTHER COUNT PART NO. ALLOWANCE CODE OPERATION HOURS HOURS

00 V0800 .2 .1

DESCRIPTION: INSEPCT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

PARTS ***FAILED **PARTS FAILURE LABOR LABOR *OTHER COUNT PART NO. ALLOWANCE CODE OPERATION HOURS HOURS

1 00 V0801 .4 .1

DESCRIPTION: INSEPCT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS AND REPLACE ONE (1) SIDE.

2 00 V0802 .5 .1

DESCRIPTION: INSPECT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS AND REPLACE BOTH (2) SIDES.

*CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATIVE ALLOWANCE

**THE PARTS ALLOWANCE SHOULD BE THE SUM TOTAL OF THE CURRENT GMWDD DEALER NET PLUS 30% OF ALL PARTS REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR.

*** USE APPROPRIATE PART NO. WHEN REQUIRED.

DEALERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE CORRECT PARTS AND LABOR ALLOWANCE BASED ON THE LABOR OPERATION PERFORMED.

REFER TO THE CHEVROLET CLAIMS PROCESSING MANUAL FOR DETAILS ON PRODUCT CAMPAIGN CLAIM SUBMISSION.

CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL

EACH VEHICLE MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS PRODUCT CAMPAIGN BULLETIN WILL REQUIRE A "CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL." EACH LABEL PROVIDES A SPACE TO INCLUDE THE FIVE DIGIT DEALER CODE OF THE DEALER PERFORMING THE CAMPAIGN SERVICE. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INSERTED WITH A TYPEWRITER OR BALLPOINT PEN.

EACH "CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL" IS TO BE LOCATED ON THE RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT IN AN AREA WHICH WILL BE VISIBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT IN FOR PERIODIC SERVICING BY THE OWENR.

APPLY "CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL" ONLY ON A CLEAN DRY SURFACE.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

REFER TO THE CURRENT CHEVROLET SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND CLAIMS PROCESSING MANUAL FOR CAMPAIGN HANDLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

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