Reatta V6-231 3.8L VIN C SFI (1990)
Impact Sensor: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall - SIR Forward Discriminating Sensor Misbuilt
Model Year:
1990
Bulletin No.: 90-C-1
File In Group:
8
Number:
7
Date:
February, 1990
SUBJECT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) FORWARD DISCRIMINATING SENSOR MISBUILT
MODELS AFFECTED:
1990 REATTA
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 (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 owners 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 Buick Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of mutually agreed upon service date.
If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION
General Motors has determined that some 1990 Buick Reatta model vehicles may fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." The forward discriminating sensor for the supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system may
have been misbuilt with the pigtail wiring harness orientation to the sensor reversed. Under certain conditions, this misrouting could delay deployment
of the SIR system, increasing the severity of injury to an unbelted driver in the event of an accident.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Certain 1990 Reattas built at the Reatta Craft Centre within the following VIN breakpoints
Through and
From
Including
LB900054
LB901211
NOTICE:
Only 861 vehicles within this range are involved.