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Repairer Driven News: GM Updates Repair And Inspection Document
I-CAR · June 11, 2021 · General Motors, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac
Summary
General Motors has updated its post-collision repair and inspection requirements document (#5807146), which serves as a standalone directive for all GM vehicles past, present, and future. The document utilizes a grid-type format to outline mandatory inspections and replacement criteria for seat belts, steering columns, airbags, and other safety components based on collision severity.
What to do on the job
Consult the updated GM document #5807146 to perform mandatory seat belt inspections and determine component replacement requirements based on the specific collision severity criteria.
How to use it
Use this document to justify the necessity of post-collision safety inspections and component replacements on all GM vehicles. It is particularly useful for defending the labor and parts required for seat belt inspections, steering column measurements, and scanning/calibration, even when airbag deployment did not occur but damage exceeds minor cosmetic distortion.
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