Parisienne V6-262 4.3L (1986)
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Pontiac Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time
forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you
should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required
modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
The following push-pull headlight switches will be required, if inspection indicates replacement is necessary. They are available from the Parts
Distribution Centers of the General Motors Warehousing and Distribution Division (GMWDD).
To ensure that these parts will be obtained as soon as possible, they should be ordered from GMWDD on a C.I.O. order with no special instruction code
but on an advise code (2).
PART NO.
MODEL
QUANTITY
DESCRIPTION
1995217
T1000, Parisienne
1 per vehicle
Push-Pull Headlight Switch
and Sunbird (exc. Spec. Hdlmp. Doors)
1995226
Bonneville,
1 per vehicle
Push-Pull Headlight Switch
Grand Prix
1995264
6000 and Sunbird
1 per vehicle
Push-Pull Headlight Switch
(with Spec. Hdlmp. Doors)
Service, Inspection and Campaign Information
NOTE:
DURING SERVICING, EACH SUSPECT PUSH-PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MUST BE INSPECTED. IF THE SWITCH IS NOT
WITHIN THE RANGE OF SUSPECT DATE CODES, IT NEED NOT BE REPLACED. SEE THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES
(STEPS 1, 2 and 3) FOR THE INSPECTION METHOD AND RANGE OF SUSPECT DATE CODES.
I.
SWITCH REMOVAL
1.
Refer to the appropriate model 1986 Pontiac Service Manual, Section 8C for removal of necessary I.P. Trimplate(s) and the Headlamp
Switch.
2.
Inspect the Headlamp Switch for suspect date codes, per the INSPECTION PROCEDURE (Steps 1, 2 and 3 below).
FIGURE 1 - HEADLAMP SWITCH
II.
INSPECTION PROCEDURE AND REINSTALLATION OF HEADLAMP SWITCH