Defect and Vehicles Involved
DEFECT INVOLVEDGeneral Motors has determined that certain 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Minivans fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208, "Occupant Crash Protection". These vehicles are equipped with rear seats which may be installed in the 2nd row center seating position. When occupying a seat in this position a lap-only seat belt is worn. The retractor for this lap-only seat belt is missing a pawl spring and as a result may fail to lock-up. In the event of an accident, excess webbing could unwind from the retractor and injury to the seat occupant could result.
This condition may occur only in the following seats when they are used in the center seating position:
For vehicles with six (6) passenger seating, the affected seat is the one which was placed in the 3rd row left position when the vehicle was delivered.
For vehicles with seven (7) passenger seating, the affected seat is the one which was placed in the 2nd row center position when the vehicle was delivered.
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring and in order to comply with FMVSS 208, dealers are to inspect the suspect retractor assemblies in all involved vehicles and replace those which are missing the pawl spring.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Minivan motor vehicles built within the VIN breakpoints. See illustration.
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the standard identified above. Under Section 108 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each such sale.