CAMPAIGN: SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING (NEW P/N RELEASED). Pontiac Sunbird 1992

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# CAMPAIGN: SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING (NEW P/N RELEASED)

#### Subject: SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING

#### Models: 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier and 1992 Pontiac Sunbird

General Motors of Canada has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird model vehicles. The secondary hood latch spring in these vehicles may be improperly installed or missing. This could lead to a condition in which the secondary hood latch does not engage the secondary striker.

If the secondary hood latch is not engaged, and the primary hood latch were also not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open. If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, the hood could contact the windshield, reducing the forward vision area of the driver and a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.

To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to inspect the hood latch assemblies of involved vehicles, and where necessary, install a new secondary hood latch spring.

#### VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are only certain 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird model vehicles built within the following VIN breakpoints:

Please check the CRIS or DCS system before performing campaign to ensure that your vehicle is affected. Only affected VIN's will be paid. # OF PLANT VEHICLES YEAR MODEL PLANT CODE FROM THROUGH INVOLVED ---- -------- --------- ---- -------- -------- -------- 1992 Cavalier Lordstown "7" N7100123 N7105010 41

1992 Sunbird Lordstown "7" N7500029 N7502536 196

All affected vehicles have been identified by the VIN listing provided to involved dealers with this bulletin. Any dealer not receiving a listing was not shipped any of the affected vehicles.

#### DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY:

Dealers are to perform this campaign on all involved vehicles at no charge to owners, regardless of kilometres traveled, 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, you are to ensure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.

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

#### CAMPAIGN PROCEDURE:

Refer to Section 4 of the Service Policies and Procedures Manual for the detailed procedure on handling Product Campaigns. Dealers are requested to complete the campaign on all transfers as soon as possible.

#### OWNER NOTIFICATION:

No owner letter will be sent since the involved vehicles should be in dealer new vehicle inventory. If any units have been delivered or dealer transferred, please immediately contact respective purchaser or dealer to have the campaign repairs performed.

#### PARTS INFORMATION:

Parts required to complete this campaign should be ordered through regular channels, as follows:

Part Number Description Quantity/Vehicle ---------- ------------------------ ---------------- 22581208 Spring, Hood Secondary Latch 1

Credit for the campaign work performed will be paid upon receipt of a properly completed campaign claim card or DCS transmission in accordance with the following:

Repair Code Description Time Allowance ----------- --------------------------- -------------- 1A Inspect/No New Spring Required .3 2A Inspect/New Spring Required .3

Time allowance includes 0.1 hour for dealer administrative detail associated with this campaign. Parts credit will be based on dealer net plus 30% to cover parts handling.

#### SERVICE PROCEDURE:

1. Open hood and support using hood support rod.

2. Inspect hood latch for proper installation of secondary hood latch spring. See Figure 1, below.

3. If spring is not present, or if it is not installed properly, install a new spring per Steps 4 and 5 below. If it is properly installed go to Step 6.

4. Place the spring partially into position over large stud that secondary latch pivots on. Make sure that flat end of spring is resting on horizontal spring stop. See Figure 2.

5. Using a small, flat bladed screwdriver, place hooked end of spring into position on outboard side of secondary latch. See Figure 3.

#### INSTALLATION OF CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL

Clean surface of radiator upper mounting panel and apply a Campaign Identification Label. Make sure the correct campaign number is inserted on the label. This will indicate that the campaign has been completed.

General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.