Owner Letter
September 30, 1991Dear Chevrolet Cavalier Owner:
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
REASON FOR THIS RECALL
General Motors has determined that certain 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier model Vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages". If a vehicle crash should occur, the front door interlock striker stud may fail, which could cause the door frame to collapse. Collapse of the door frame could result in failure of the shoulder belt to provide sufficient restraint to the occupant.
WHAT WE WILL DO
To prevent this condition from occurring, your Chevrolet dealer will replace the passive restraint interlock striker studs on the front doors of your Cavalier. This service will be performed for you at no charge.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Please contact your Chevrolet dealer as soon as possible to arrange a service date and so the dealer may order the necessary parts for the repair. Instructions for making this correction have been sent to your dealer and parts are available. The labor time necessary to perform this service correction is approximately 25 minutes. Please ask your dealer if you wish to know hcw much additional time will be needed to schedule and process your vehicle.
Your Chevrolet dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to ensure that your vehicle is corrected as promptly as possible. If, however, you take your vehicle to your dealer on the agreed service date, and they do not remedy this condition on that date or within five (5) days, we recommend you contact the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center by calling 1-800-222-1020.
After contacting your dealer and the Customer Assistance Center, if you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge and within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 or call 1-800-424-9393 (Washington D.C. residents use 366-0123).