Lumina APV V6-191 3.1L (1990)
belt retractor installed in the second row, left-hand seat position (directly behind the driver). As a result, the incorrect belts may "lock up" when the
vehicle is parked on a steep grade, and an occupant would be unable to don the belt.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
To correct this condition, we are asking you to inspect your second row, left-hand seat/shoulder belt (directly behind the driver) by following the
procedure on page three (3) of this letter (your dealer will perform the inspection if you wish). If this inspection indicates that your vehicle does not
require a seat/shoulder belt replacement, please check the red box on your postage paid reply card and return it to us. This will help to make us aware of
your vehicle's status in this recall.
If the inspection indicates that your seat/shoulder belt does need replacement, please contact your Chevrolet dealer as soon as possible to arrange a
service date and so the dealer may order the necessary parts for the repair.
WHAT WE WILL DO
If you or your dealer discover that a seat/shoulder belt replacement is required, your dealer will replace the suspect safety belt assembly at no charge.
Instructions for making this correction have been sent to your dealer and parts are available. The labor time necessary to perform this service
inspection/correction is approximately 15 to 45 minutes. Please ask your dealer if you wish to know how much additional time will be needed to
schedule and process your vehicle.
Your Chevrolet dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to ensure that your vehicle is corrected as promptly as possible. If, however,
you take your vehicle to your dealer on the agreed service date, and they do not remedy this condition on that date or within five (5) days, we recommend
you contact the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center by calling 1-800-222-1020.
After contacting your dealer and the Customer Assistance Center, if you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition without
charge and within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W
Washington, D.C. 20590 or call 1-800-424-9393 (Washington D.C. residents use 366-0123).
The enclosed owner reply card identifies your vehicle. Presentation of this card to your dealer will assist in making the necessary correction/inspection in
the shortest possible time. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage paid reply card and returning it to us.
We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of your safety and continued satisfaction with our
products.
INSPECTION PROCEDURE
1.
Pull the second row, left-hand seat/shoulder belt (directly behind the driver) out as far as possible.
2.
Looking at the white tag at the base of the belt assembly (see illustration below), read the part number on your seat belt. If the part number on the
belt tag is 10157609, the belt does not need to be replaced. Please check the red box on the postage paid reply card and return it to us.
