PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO POSITION-NEW SEAT SPRING

Subject: PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO POSITION (REPLACE SEAT OUTER LATCH RETURN SPRING)

Model and Year: 1989-91 SUNBIRD AND GRAND AM COUPE MODELS

Models Affected: 1989 through early 1991 Sunbird and Grand Am Coupe Models

Condition: The standard passenger seat EZ Entry seat adjuster for 1989-1991 J coupe models may exhibit a no-lock condition when repositioning the seat assembly forward or backward.

Cause: The latch return spring on the outer track of the seat adjuster may break when adjusting the seat assembly forward or backward. Once the spring is broken, the latch on the outer track cannot return to the lock position.

Correction: Replace passenger seat outer latch return spring as follows:

Remove or Disconnect:

1. Seat adjuster trim covers. 2. Seat adjuster-to-floor pan attaching nuts, then remove seat assembly from vehicle. 3. Outer latch return spring from latch and track (Figure 1).

Install or Connect:

1. Outer latch return spring, P/N 12510770 to latch and track (Figure 1). 2. Seat assembly into vehicle and install seat adjuster-to-floor pan attaching nuts. Tighten nuts to 29 N.m. (21 lbs. ft.). 3. Seat adjuster trim covers.

Parts are currently available from GMSPO.

Labor Operation Number: T1730 Labor Time: .3 Hour

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