Item Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Date Announced: 07/02/1979
Description of Recall: A CHILD COULD OPEN THE REAR SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND ENTER THIS COMPARTMENT. THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED IF THE DOOR WERE TO CLOSE, AS IT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH, WHICH CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY, WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY THAT REQUIRES A KEY TO LATCH AS WELL AS LOCK THE DOOR.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; STORAGE COMPARTMENT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE ABSENCE OF OUTSIDE HELP, THE CHILD WOULDSUFFOCATE.NOTE: THE OWNER IS ADVISED TO KEEP THIS COMPARTMENT LOCKED EXCEPT WHILE EITHERLOADING OR UNLOADING IT.
Item Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Date Announced: 07/02/1979
Description of Recall: A CHILD COULD OPEN THE REAR SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND ENTER THIS COMPARTMENT. THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED IF THE DOOR WERE TO CLOSE, AS IT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH, WHICH CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY, WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY THAT REQUIRES A KEY TO LATCH AS WELL AS LOCK THE DOOR.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; STORAGE COMPARTMENT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE ABSENCE OF OUTSIDE HELP, THE CHILD WOULDSUFFOCATE.NOTE: THE OWNER IS ADVISED TO KEEP THIS COMPARTMENT LOCKED EXCEPT WHILE EITHERLOADING OR UNLOADING IT.
Item Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Date Announced: 07/02/1979
Description of Recall: A CHILD COULD OPEN THE REAR SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND ENTER THIS COMPARTMENT. THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED IF THE DOOR WERE TO CLOSE, AS IT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH, WHICH CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY, WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY THAT REQUIRES A KEY TO LATCH AS WELL AS LOCK THE DOOR.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; STORAGE COMPARTMENT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE ABSENCE OF OUTSIDE HELP, THE CHILD WOULDSUFFOCATE.NOTE: THE OWNER IS ADVISED TO KEEP THIS COMPARTMENT LOCKED EXCEPT WHILE EITHERLOADING OR UNLOADING IT.
Item Affected: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Date Announced: 11/03/1976
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO (CHEVROLET) 77C02 (PONTIAC) 77-C-4 (BUICK) 77-C-5.POSSIBILITY THAT THE TURN SIGNAL OPERATING UNIT OR VEHICLES WITH TILT STEERINGCOLUMNS MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108.THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ACTUATOR PIVOT PIN WHICH MAY WORK OUT OF THE PIVOT,RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO USE TURN SIGNAL TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS OF YOURINTENTIONS TO CHANGE LANES OR TURN, CAUSING POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. (CORRECTBY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING A RETAINER TO PRECLUDE PIVOT PIN DISENGAGEMENT).PASSENGER VEHICLE.
Item Affected: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
Date Announced: 12/05/1972
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: GENERAL MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO 73-C-03. (C-49 REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER OPTION).POSSIBILITY THAT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WAS INCORRECTLY WIRED. INCORRECT WIRINGWAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO FUSE BLOCK IN SUCH A WAY THAT USE OF DEFOGGERCONCURRENTLY WITH DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, BACK-UP LIGHTS OR REAR POWER WINDOWCOULD RESULT IN BLOWING 20 AMP FUSE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND RE-WIRINGPROPERLY WHERE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
Date Announced: 12/05/1972
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: GENERAL MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO 73-C-03. (C-49 REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER OPTION).POSSIBILITY THAT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WAS INCORRECTLY WIRED. INCORRECT WIRINGWAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO FUSE BLOCK IN SUCH A WAY THAT USE OF DEFOGGERCONCURRENTLY WITH DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, BACK-UP LIGHTS OR REAR POWER WINDOWCOULD RESULT IN BLOWING 20 AMP FUSE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND RE-WIRINGPROPERLY WHERE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Date Announced: 10/13/1971
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: ALL STATION WAGONS. POSSIBILITY THAT THIRD SEAT LAP BELTS MAY NOT BE LONGENOUGH TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH BELT OF PROP ER LENGTH WHERE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Date Announced: 07/26/1971
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-17. PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-4. S TATION WAGONS.EQUIPPED WITH L-78-15 FASTRAK W. S. POSSIBIL ITY THAT TIRE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLETO EARLY TREAD SEPARATION, AN D MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD NO. 109. THIS TYPE TREAD SEPARATION WILL NOT CAUSE DEFLATION OFBUT MAY CAUSE NOTICEABLE ROUGHNESS IN RIDE AND HANDLING OF CA R OF CAR ANDPOSSIBLE LOSS OF PORTIONS OF TREAD STOCK. REPLAC ING TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).
