Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit - Installation Procedure: Overview
BULLETIN NO.: 99-T-08ISSUE DATE: March, 1999
GROUP/SEQ. NO.: Body-05
CORPORATION NO.: 99-08-66-003
SUBJECT:
Service Information and Installation Procedures for Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit
MODELS AFFECTED:
1991 - 1999 Saturn vehicles
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform Saturn Retailer personnel of the system function and procedure used to install the Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit.
The Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit is composed of three system components. The first component of the kit is the trap-resistant latch system. The trap-resistant latch is a modified decklid latch designed to help prevent a child from unintentionally closing and latching the decklid. Once the decklid has been opened by the key, vehicle interior release lever, or remote keyless entry (RKE) transmitter, the trap-resistant latch cannot be re-latched without the user performing a reset function. This reset function consists of cycling the latch reset lever twice after the decklid has been opened in order to enable the latch. If the latch is not enabled, the decklid will not latch and will not close.
The second component of the kit is the illuminated interior release handle. The interior release handle is a plastic yellow handle, pocketed in a black plastic housing, which is mounted inside the trunk to the decklid. The interior release handle was designed so that a small child trapped in the trunk could use it to open the decklid. The handle operates the decklid latch mechanically and is illuminated with two light-emitting diodes (LEDs) when the decklid is closed. The handle remains illuminated for a period of approximately one hour after the decklid is closed. The LEDs create a small parasitic load that will not drain the vehicle battery with normal usage.
The third component of the kit is the seat back tether system. The seat back tether system helps prevent a child from gaining access to the trunk of a vehicle from the vehicle interior. The seat back tether system utilizes two elastic straps (one per folding seat back), each permanently connected to a T-handle retainer mounted to the rear window panel in the trunk. To lock the folding seat backs, the user can partially fold down the seat backs and attach the elastic strap to a T-handle retainer mounted to the seat backs. Then the elastic straps are attached to the T-handle retainers, the seat backs cannot be folded down. To unlock the seat backs, the elastic straps must be removed from the retainers attached to the seat backs.
After completing the Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit installation procedure, use the steps at the end of the procedure to verify proper system function. Also, be sure to provide the customer with the supplemental owner's handbook insert included in the kit and demonstrate the system function.
1991 - 1992 Interior Release Handle
1993 - 1994 Interior Release Handle
1995 Interior Release Handle
1996 Interior Release Handle
1997 - 1999 Interior Release Handle
PARTS REQUIREMENTS:
21171240 Kit Asm - Decklid Latch
Kit Contents
CLAIM INFORMATION:
Reimbursement for Parts: Saturn will subsidize the cost of the parts by selling the kits at a reduced price. The Retailer will be reimbursed for the price of the Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit by the customer. Submit a claim using Labor Operation Code Z4024 without any labor hours, and enter the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MRSP) of the kit using ease type "CP."
Reimbursement for Labor: The Retailer will be reimbursed for installation labor through the submission of a claim using the applicable ease type of "VW" or "VP" Submit the claim using Labor Operation Code Z4024 for 1.1 hours.
Due to the nature of the installation, the procedure is not intended for the "do-it-yourselfer." It is in the customer's best interest to have the kit installed by an authorized Saturn Retail facility. Therefore, Retailers should discourage over-the-counter sales since the MSRP includes the installation.
All claims submitted must be supported by a signed Customer Service Order.