Fiero V6-173 2.8L (1986)
Speedometer Head: Technical Service Bulletins
Quartz Electric Speedometer Cluster - Repair Program
Number
86-SM-10A
Date
2/86
Subject:
QUARTZ ELECTRIC SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER REPAIR PROGRAM
1986 FIREBIRD, SUNBIRD, GRAND AM, AND FIERO
"Please disregard previous bulletin 86-SM-10, due to text revisions."
The Quartz Electric Speedometer is warranted under the "New Car Limited Warranty" for 12 months or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
For the 1986 model year, Firebird, Sunbird, and Grand Am cars are produced with instrument clusters manufactured by Nippondenso or A.C. Spark Plug
Division all of which are serviced by AC-Delco.
If a malfunctioning Quartz Speedometer is encountered, the following procedure has been established for obtaining a replacement. It will be necessary
to contact one of the following authorized AC-Delco Service Centers to obtain a replacement unit.
Auto Electric Radio 1841 W. Commonwealth Fullerton, CA 92633 (714) 871-7426 1-800-321-6969 (Outside CA) 1-800-321-6970 (CA Only)
Randazzo Auto Radio 233 Commercial St. San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 293-1920 1-800-538-9702 (Outside CA) 1-800-662-9877 (CA Only)
Techni-Car, Inc. 5688 W.. Crenshaw St. Tampa, FL 33614 (813) 884-0022 1-800-822-0022 (Outside FL) 1-800-662-0022 (FL Only)
Speedometer Service, Inc. 14109 Inwood Rd. Dallas, TX 75234 (214) 387-8511 1-800-527-0108 or 9 (Outside TX) 1-800-492-9026 (TX Only)
D & B Auto Radio, Inc. 3725 N. 25th Ave. Schiller Park, Il 60176 (312) 678-8475 1-800-323-4813 (Outside IL) 1-800-942-8049 (IL Only)
Specmo Instrument Service 2344 N. Woodward Ave. Royal Oak, MI 48073 (313) 399-5645 1-800-545-7911 (Outside MI) 1-800-545-7910 (MI Only)
United Radio Service 2949 Erie Blvd. East Syracuse, NY 13224 (315) 446-5570 1-800-448-0944 (Outside NY) 1-800-962-0901 (NY Only)
CANADA Custone Auto Radio 1614 Charles Street Whitby, Ontario Canada L1N1B9
Quartz Speedometers will be shipped to the dealership prepaid via UPS unless dealership specifies differently. (UPS Next Day Air, approximately
$25.00.) The dealer will be invoiced for the speedometer. This billing will be cancelled upon receipt of the inoperative speedometer and a properly
completed AC-Delco Warranty Form (ACD 1078A).
Dealers are to return the malfunctioning speedometer prepaid via UPS in the original reusable container to avoid damage. Failure to return the
inoperative speedometer in the special reusable container may result in a $10.00 container replacement fee. Any unit that is stolen or damaged by
accident is to be replaced through normal WDDGM part ordering procedures.
Dealers are to fill in the red shaded areas of the AC-Delco warranty claim for (ACD 1078A) and forward all copies with the unit to the service center.
The dealer copy of the form will be returned when repairs are completed. An additional 0.2 hour administrative allowance will be paid when units are
repaired under warranty. This additional time should be added to the published time allowance in the Labor Time Guide and entered in the "Labor
Hours" column of the Pontiac Warranty Claim form.
The dealer is to submit a Pontiac Warranty Claim for the R&R of the unit and freight charges. The dealer copy of the form ACD 1078A and the freight
receipt or shipping invoice are to be attached to the repair order scrapping copy, which is attached to the scrapping copy of the Pontiac Warranty Claim.
