CAMPAIGN: REAR LAMP WIRING HARNESS. Pontiac Sunbird 1988

For 1990-2009 cars

# CAMPAIGN: REAR LAMP WIRING HARNESS

PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 88-C-11 REAR LAMP WIRING HARNESS

#### MODELS AFFECTED 1988 Pontiac Sunbird Two Door Coupe --------------- (Body Style 37) And Two Door Convertible (Body Style 67)

#### TO: ALL PONTIAC DEALERS

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall 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 sixty 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 an appointment 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 Pontiac Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

#### DEFECT INVOLVED

General Motors has determined that certain 1988 Pontiac Sunbird coupes and convertibles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108: "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." The above referenced vehicles may have been assembled with rear lamp wiring harnesses that contain open or intermittent circuits affecting back-up lamp or license plate lamp operation. This condition may cause these lamps to flash or be inoperative.

#### DEALER ACTION

To prevent this condition from occurring, the rear lamp wiring harness will be replaced on all involved vehicles.

#### VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1988 Pontiac Sunbird two door coupe and two door convertible model vehicles produced within the following VIN breakpoints:

Year Plant Beginning Up to and Including ---- ----- --------- ------------------- 1988 Lordstown J7500001 J7506772

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

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.

Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling 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.

This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may 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.

#### PARTS INFORMATION

Parts required to complete this correction are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operation (GMSPO). To ensure 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 on an advise code (2).

Description Part Number Quantity Per Vehicle ----------- ----------- -------------------- Harness - Body Rear & Compartment Lid Jumper Wiring Without Deck Lid Carrier (Body Style 37) 12083281 1

Harness - Body Rear & Compartment Lid Jumper Wiring With Deck Lid Carrier [RPO V56] and/or Convertible (Body Style 67) 12083282 1

#### SERVICE PROCEDURE

#### VEHICLES WITH DECK LID CARRIER OR CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP ON DECK LID

1. Raise deck lid and disconnect four-wire connector just ahead of left (driver's side) deck lid hinge (outboard of radio speaker).

2. On underside of deck lid, across rear, unclip three (3) male/female connectors from sheet metal edges of three (3) holes. In hole which has rear compartment lamp, also remove harness clip. All four (4) clips are silver colored. Disconnect two (2) connections to back-up/license plate lamp jumpers and the connection to center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) jumper.

3. Remove harness from clips on left hinge and fish it out through hole on deck lid at left reflectors (outboard of left back-up lamp). A piece of string tied to harness being removed will speed installation of replacement harness through deck lid.

4. Install new harness (P/N 12083282) in deck lid.

5. Reconnect all connections, snap all four (4) silver clips on to sheet metal edges and place harness in clips on hinge.

6. Check for proper operation of center high mounted stop lamp, back-up lamp and license plate lamps.

7. Install Campaign Identification Label.

#### VEHICLES WITHOUT DECK LID CARRIER OR CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP ON DECK LID

1. Raise deck lid and disconnect the four-wire connector just ahead of left (driver's side) deck lid hinge (outboard of radio speaker).

2. On underside of deck lid, across rear, unclip (2) male/female connectors from sheet metal edges of two (2) holes. In hole which has rear compartment lamp, also remove harness clip. All three (3) clips are silver colored. Disconnect two (2) connections to back-up/license plate lamp jumpers.

3. Enter passenger compartment, pull cover off center high mounted stop lamp on trim panel behind rear seat (it is held on with Velcro). Disconnect wires and push through holes in shelf.

4. Return to rear compartment. Remove harness from clips on left hinge and fish it out through hole in deck lid at left reflectors (outboard of left back-up lamp).

A piece of string tied to harness being removed will speed installation of replacement harness through deck lid.

5. Install new harness (P/N 12083281) in deck lid. Reconnect all connections, snap all three (3) silver clips on to sheet metal edges, and place harness in clips on hinge.

6. Push wire up into center high mounted stop lamp housing. Enter passenger compartment, reconnect wires and reinstall cover.

7. Check for proper operation of center high mounted stop lamp, back-up lamp and license plate lamps.

8. Install Campaign Identification Label.

#### 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 campaign number, the five digit dealer code of the dealer performing the campaign service, and the date the vehicle was campaigned. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ballpoint pen. Install the label only on a clean, dry surface of the radiator baffle where it is readily visible. (Additional campaign labels are available on stationery order as Form 7901-709).

#### CLAIM INFORMATION

A separate repair order must be used for each vehicle. A completed warranty claim is to be kept as a permanent record of completion.

DEALERS SHOULD SUBMIT 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 Rear Lamp Wiring Harness 96 V4760 0.3 0.1

* In addition dealerships will receive 0.1 hours credit for dealer administrative services associated with this campaign. The 0.1 hours allowance is to be entered in the "Other Labor Hours" field with each campaign repair listed for credit. This entry will not require authorization.

FAILURE CODE 96 MUST BE USED WITH THE LABOR OPERATION.

Parts required are to be listed in your warranty claim in the normal manner. Parts will be credited at dealer net plus 30% dealer handling allowance.

Dealers will be credited via Warranty Document or Terminal Transmission, whichever is their normal method of submission for payment. Claim must contain all information required and should list the labor operation as outlined.

#### RECORDING COMPLETION

Repairs submitted for vehicles not involved in the campaign will not be paid. Campaign completion will be recorded from "PROPERLY COMPLETED AND PAID WARRANTY CLAIMS." Owners are being asked to present the owner reply card for identification to their dealer at the time they bring in their vehicle to have the campaign performed.

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.