Camaro RS V8-305 5.0L VIN E TBI (1990)
Technical Service Bulletin # 90C22C10
Date: 910201
Recall - Seat Belt Buckles May Not Latch or Release
Number:
REISSUE 90C22(c)
Section:
10
Date:
Feb., 1991
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90C22 (c) SEAT BELT BUCKLES
Model and Year:
1984-90 CHEVROLET CAMARO
To:
All Chevrolet Dealers
THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 90C22 AND SUPPLEMENT 90C22(a) ISSUED JUNE, 1990 AS WELL
AS SUPPLEMENT 90C22(b) ISSUED JULY, 1990. THE DEFECT INVOLVED, PARTS INFORMATION, SERVICE PROCEDURE AND CLAIM
INFORMATION SECTIONS HAVE BEEN REVISED. ADDITIONALLY, A SPECIAL TOOLS SECTION HAS BEEN ADDED. ALL COPIES OF
THE ORIGINAL BULLETIN AND ITS SUPPLEMENTS. SHOULD BE DESTROYED. REVISED INFORMATION IS SHOWN IN BOLD TYPE
AND DENOTED BY A # SIGN.
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 copy of the letter that is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact
the Chevrolet 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 a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1984-90 Chevrolet Camaro model vehicles. Some seat
belt buckle assemblies in affected vehicles may not latch, or may not release, due to fracture of the red push button which can occur during seat belt
connection or disconnection. These buckle malfunctions would prevent a person from using his seat belt system, and the risk of injury to an unbelted
person in an accident would be increased.
To correct this condition, all involved vehicles vill have the pushbutton assemblies replaced and have a protector shield added (except for certain 1989
and all 1990 vehicles which have revised lower cover ramps and as a result do not need protectors). Also, any buckle assemblies. which are found not to
function correctly, or which have fractured pushbuttons, will be replaced.
Vehicles Involved
Involved are 1984-90 Chevrolet Camaro model vehicles built within the following VIN breakpoints:
PLANT
YEAR
MODEL PLANT
CODE
FROM
THROUGH
1984
F-Car
Van Nuys
"L"
EL100001
EL260862
1984
"
Norwood
"N"
EN100001
EN200729
1985
"
Van Nuys
"L"
FL100001
FL503767
1985
"
Norwood
"N"
FN100001
FN176251
1986
"
Van Nuys
"L"
GL100001
GL203446
1986
"
Norwood
"N"
GN100001
GN188773
