SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO SEAT BELT ANCHOR SLEEVE. Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998

REVISION: 04/14/98

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SUBJECT: SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO SEAT BELT ANCHOR SLEEVE (INSTALL SEAT BELT WEBBING STOP BUTTON)

MODELS: 1996-98 BUICK SKYLARK 1995-98 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997-98 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1996-98 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1997-98 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1995-98 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 1996-99 PONTIAC GRAND AM 1996-98 TOYOTA CAVALIER

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR SLEEVE.

CAUSE:

THE WEB STOP COMFORT CONVENIENCE BUTTON MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE WEBBING.

CORRECTION:

REFER TO FIGURE 1.

1. INSTALL SEAT BELT WEBBING STOP BUTTON IN EXISTING HOLE.

2. IF UNABLE TO LOCATE EXISTING HOLE, REMOVE BOLT CAP COVER AT ROCKER/FLOOR PAN MOUNTING AND MEASURE FROM THE CENTER OF BOLT HEAD; PLACE THE SEAT BELT WEBBING STOP BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF WEBBING USING THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS.

O ALERO AND GRAND AM (1999), CAVALIER, CUTLASS AND MALIBU (COUPE AND SEDAN) - 460 MM (18 INCHES).

O GRAND AM (1996-98), SKYLARK AND ACHIEVA (COUPE AND SEDAN) - 555 MM (22 INCHES).

A. MAKE SURE LATCH IS ABOVE THE SEAT BELT WEBBING STOP BUTTON.

B. USE CAUTION WHEN SNAPPING BUTTON HALVES TOGETHER.

C. REMOVE THE SHARP POINT OF THE MALE HALF AFTER INSTALLATION TO PREVENT SCRATCHING OR TORN CLOTHING. (SMALL NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS WORK WELL.)

PARTS INFORMATION:

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BUTTON KITS FOR SERVICE, CONSISTING OF TWO MALE AND TWO FEMALE BUTTONS.

P/N DESCRIPTION --- -----------

12453514 MEDIUM DARK OAK 12453515 GRAPHITE 12453516 ADRIATIC BLUE 12453517 MEDIUM NEUTRAL (TAUPE) 12453518 MEDIUM PEWTER 12453519 DARK TEAL 12453520 RED GARNET 12453521 MEDIUM DARK NEUTRAL 12453522 MEDIUM DARK PEWTER

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C9040/41 LABOR OPERATION TIME: 0.2 HR

FIGURES: 01

ATTACHMENTS: 00

FIGURE 1 1. ALERO AND GRAND AM (1999), CAVALIER, CUTLASS AND MALIBU (COUPE AND SEDAN) 460 MM (18 IN)

GRAND AM (1996-98), SKYLARK AND ACHIEVA (COUPE AND SEDAN) 555 MM (22 IN)

Object Number: 335242 Size: SH

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