Regal V6-231 3.8L VIN L SFI (1990)
Seat Belt: Recalls
Recall - Front Shoulder Belt Anchor
Model Year: 1990
Bulletin No.: 90-C-6
File in Group: 10
Number: 29
Date: July, '90
SUBJECT:
FRONT SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR
MODELS AFFECTED:
1988 - 1990 REGAL 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 facie 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 1988-1990 Buick Regal Coupe model vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) 210 "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages". The upper guide loop attachment fastener for the front seat shoulder belts could pull
through the anchor plate at a load lower than that required by the Standard. In an accident, if the fastener pulls through the anchor plate, the shoulder belt
would not correctly restrain the occupant.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1988-1990 Regal Coupe model vehicles built within the following VIN breakpoints:
Through and
Year
Model
Plant
From
Including
1988
Regal
Oshawa
J1465091
J1530075
1989
Regal
Oshawa
K1400026
K1488782
1990
Regal
Oshawa
L1400250
L1449921
(Coupe only)
DEALER ACTION
To correct this condition, dealers are to replace all front shoulder belt guide loop attachment nuts according to the instructions contained in this bulletin.