FRONT SEATBACK CUSHION AND/OR COVER CUT FROM SEATBACK FRAME. Saturn Saturn 1993

For 1990-2009 cars

# FRONT SEATBACK CUSHION AND/OR COVER CUT FROM SEATBACK FRAME

#### SUBJECT: Front Seatback Cushion and/or Cover Cut from Seatback Frame (Install Front Seatback Pad Fastening Strip)

#### MODELS AFFECTED: 1991-1993 Sedans, Coupes and Wagons up to and including VIN PZ138321

CONDITION: Driver or passenger outer edge of seatback cushion and/or cover has been cut from outer edge of seatback frame.

CAUSE: The edge of the seatback frame cuts through seatback cushion and cover over a period of time.

CORRECTION: Perform the following procedure to remove front seatback cushion and install front seatback pad fastening strip.

#### PROCEDURE:

--------- 1. Move entire seat assembly to full-forward position.

2. Raise headrest to full-up position.

3. Insert a blunt object into the slot in the headrest bushing, push on the release tab and remove the headrest.

4. For driver seat on SL2, SW2, SC and SC2, use a side window crank removal tool (or equivalent) and remove the lumbar adjuster handle.

5. Push the seatback to the full-forward position.

6. Disengage J-strip (interlock strip) at bottom of seatback assembly.

7. Pull cover up to expose hog rings in foam pad.

8. Remove hog rings.

9. Remove headrest bushing by pinching the inside ends and forcing the headrest bushing out from the inside.

10. Remove seatback cover and seatback foam pad from seatback frame.

11. Install front seatback pad fastening strip (P/N 21045354) to seatback frame outer edge.

12. Position new seatback foam pad onto seatback frame and install new seatback cover half-way onto seatback. Check that the cover is centered on seatback foam pad and frame.

13. Using new hog rings, cover listing wires to wires in seatback foam pad.

14. Check fit of the cover and pull on cover where necessary to remove wrinkles.

15. Engage J-strip (interlock strip) at bottom of cover.

16. Install headrest bushing into seatback by aligning it into the seatback holes and pushing it in firmly until it clicks.

17. Install headrest.

18. For driver seat on SL2, SW2, SC and SC2, assemble lumbar handle and clip, and install to seatback.

19. Return seatback frame and seat assembly back to their original positions.

PARTS REQUIREMENTS: 21045354 Front Seatback Pad Fastening Strip ------------

CLAIM INFORMATION: To receive credit for this repair, submit a claim through the Saturn Dealer System as follows: Labor Case Operation Type Description Code Time ------------------------------------------------------ VW Install Front Seatback Pad T9661 0.5 hrs Fastening Strip-Passenger

VW Install Front Seatback Pad T9662 0.5 hrs Fastening Strip-Driver

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