Park Avenue V6-231 3.8L VIN L SFI (1993)
Air Bag: Technical Service Bulletins
Shipping Instructions
This bulletin is being revised to update the DOT exemptions, and correct the IFG phone number. Please discard Bulletin 92-9-3.
Undeployed driver's side inflator modules replaced under warranty in all vehicles equipped with Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) are to be
returned to Inland Fisher Guide, General Motors Corporation. This bulletin outlines procedures that all dealers must follow for shipping undeployed
driver's side SIR inflator modules as flammable solids. This bulletin is in effect and should be retained at all times at the dealership until a subsequent
bulletin supersedes it.
Only dealers located in the continental United States should return driver's side inflator modules. Dealers in Alaska, Hawaii, territories of the United
States, and foreign countries should not return driver's side inflator modules. Driver's side inflator modules replaced outside of the continental United
States should be deployed and disposed of through proper channels. Always refer to the appropriate Service Manual Section 9J "INFLATOR MODULE
HANDLING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING" when it is necessary to deploy a driver's side inflator module.
If a vehicle is the subject of a Product Liability Report related to the SIR system and is subject to a Preliminary Investigation (GM-1241), DO NOT
DEPLOY the inflator module and DO NOT ALTER the SIR system until cleared by the Buick Zone Service Representative. A GM-1241 investigation is
to be completed by your District Service Manager upon a complaint that a product malfunction or failure led to bodily injury or property damage.
Your Zone Service Representative will supply instructions for returning the driver's side inflator module following the GM-1241 investigation.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations classify a driver's side inflator module as an explosive power device,
class C or B, depending on its size. However, under exemptions issued by the DOT, manufacturers of driver's side inflator modules may transport them
within the continental United States as flammable solids. General Motors has been made a "party to" these exemptions and may also transport inflator
modules as flammable solids. As recipients of packages shipped under the exemption, dealers who receive driver's side inflator modules from GM may
reship them under the exemption as well.
Reprinted in this bulletin are copies of the DOT exemptions specifying the packaging and shipping requirements for driver's side inflator modules
(DOT-E8214, DOT-E8236). Copies of these exemptions must be retained by the shipping dealership. Failure to retain copies and to comply with their
provisions will result in civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation or criminal penalties of up to $25,000 per violation and imprisonment. The DOT
exemptions are updated at the expiration date as specified on each exemption. The dealers will be responsible for obtaining an up-to-date copy from the
Department of Transportation of each exemption that is being used for driver's side inflator module shipments.
When it is necessary to return an undeployed driver's side inflator module, the following procedure must be followed. Please note that additional
packaging and shipping information relating specifically to the inflator module being replaced will be included with the service replacement inflator
module.
