Regal V6-191 3.1L (1991)
Seat Belt: Recalls
Recall - Shoulder Belt Guide Loop Cracking
Model Year:
1991
Bulletin No.: 91-C-4
File in Group:
10
Number:
41
Date:
Jan.'92
SUBJECT:
SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP CRACKING
MODELS AFFECTED:
CERTAIN 1991 REGALS (SEDAN/COUPE)
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 repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle
is prima facia 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 that 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 the 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.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that certain 1991 Buick Regal (Sedan/Coupe) model vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208 "Occupant Crash Protection". Some of these vehicles have been built with cracked front door shoulder belt guide loops which may not
provide front seat occupants with proper protection in the event of a vehicle crash.
To correct this condition, dealers are to inspect the front door shoulder belt guide loops for possible cracks. If a cracked guide loop is found, both front
door guide loops will have reinforcing plates installed.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1991 Buick Regal (Sedan/Coupe) model vehicles built within the following VIN breakpoints:
PLANT
YEAR
MODEL
PLANT
CODE
FROM
THROUGH
1991
Regal
Oshawa # 2
1
M1800001
M1852079
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 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.
