Interior - Leather/Wood Steering Wheel Imperfections

Date: February 10, 2009

Order No.: P-B-46.10/68

Supersedes:

Group: 46

SUBJECT:
All Model 203, 204 and 211 Vehicles
Without Leather or Wood/Leather Steering Wheels (Codes 280 and 289)

Noticeable Steering Wheel Imperfections








If you receive customer reports in the above model vehicles of steering wheel imperfections such as crimps, bursts or scrunches felt on the outside surface of the steering wheel, this may be caused by foam (used in the steering wheel manufacturing process) escaping the mold and creating bursts (Figure 1 and 2, A) on the outside surface. These bursts or scrunches are not entirely removed during finishing work. To remedy, very carefully remove any such imperfections on the steering wheel (Figure 1, A) using a sharp utility knife (Figure 3, B).

Note:
Extreme care must be exercised when removing steering wheel imperfections. Use only a new, sharp blade of the utility knife when cutting off any imperfections refer to Figure 3. Do not cut steering wheel (Figure 4) or cut with a blade at an angle (Figure 4). If it is determined that it is impossible to remove steering wheel imperfections, the steering wheel should be replaced.

Note:
The following allowable labor operations should be used when submitting a warranty claim for this repair. This information has been generated on February 10, 2009. Please refer to Netstar --> Star TekInfo --> Star Time for the most current labor time allowance.





In Case of Warranty, use the table above.