Center Console/Armrest Lid - Hard To Latch: Overview
NUMBER: 23-32-99GROUP: Body
EFFECTIVE DATE: Aug. 27, 1999
SUBJECT:
Center Console/Armrest Lid Hinge Is Bent
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves replacing the center console/armrest lid.
MODELS:
1998 - 1999 (AN) Dakota
1998 - 1999 (DN) Durango
NOTE:
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 40/20/40 SPLIT BENCH FRONT SEAT (EQUIPPED WITH THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE/ARMREST) BUILT AFTER OCTOBER 13, 1997 (MDH 1O13XX).
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The center console/armrest lid difficult to latch due to a bent lid hinge.
DIAGNOSIS:
1. Place the center console/armrest in the down position.
2. Open and close the center console/armrest lid. Proceed to the next step if the center console/armrest lid does not latch when closed.
3. Check the alignment of the lid with the console by looking for witness marks on the latch cover bezel (Figure 1) that may have been caused by the striker coming in contact with the bezel. If there are witness marks on the latch cover bezel, perform the Repair Procedure. If there are no witness marks on the latch cover bezel but the lid does not latch properly, perform Technical Service Bulletin 23-12-99, dated April 23, 1999.
PARTS REQUIRED:
AR (1) 05016751AA Lid, Center Console/Armrest, Agate
AR (1) 05016754AA Lid, Center Console/Armrest, Mist Gray
AR (1) 05016755AA Lid, Center Console/Armrest, Camel
1 04883611AA Bezel, Latch Cover
POLICY: Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
Labor Operation No: 23-14-15-94 0.2 Hrs.
FAILURE CODE: 8 - New Part