HEADREST COVER SPLITTING, LOOSE, OR COMING APART. Pontiac Bonneville 1994

SUBJECT: HEADREST COVER SPLITTING, LOOSE, OR COMING APART (REPLACE HEADREST COVER)

MODELS: 1993-95 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH SEAT STYLE AL7 OR AS7

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER HEADREST COVER IS SPLITTING, LOOSE OR COMING APART.

CAUSE:

HEADREST COVER MAY LOSE RETENTION ALLOWING THE "J" AND "ARROW" SECTIONS OF THE HEADREST COVER TO POP OPEN.

CORRECTION:

TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION, REPLACE THE HEADREST COVER WITH A NEW REVISED COVER WHICH ALLOWS FOR BETTER RETENTION WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE NEW COVER HAS 2 BARBS ON THE "J" CHANNEL AND A THINNER "ARROW" THAN THE ORIGINAL HEADREST COVER.

REPAIR PROCEDURE -

1. REMOVE HEADREST FROM SEATBACK. REFER TO SECTION 10-10 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

2. REMOVE HEADREST COVER FROM HEADREST.

3. INSTALL NEW HEADREST COVER.

4. INSTALL HEADREST TO SEATBACK.

PARTS INFORMATION:

PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION =========== ===========

16749955 HEADREST TRIM COVER - CLOTH - MED. GRAY 16749961 HEADREST TRIM COVER - LEATHER - MED. GRAY 16749957 HEADREST TRIM COVER - CLOTH - MED. BEIGE 16749962 HEADREST TRIM COVER - LEATHER - MED. BEIGE 16775638 HEADREST TRIM COVER - CLOTH - GRAPHITE 16775639 HEADREST TRIM COVER - LEATHER - GRAPHITE 16749958 HEADREST TRIM COVER - CLOTH - RUBY RED 16749956 HEADREST TRIM COVER - CLOTH - SAPPHIRE 16749959 HEADREST TRIM COVER - CLOTH - AD. BLUE

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C6690 (RIGHT) C6691 (LEFT) USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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