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As of 7/25 you can't use the 19205568 inflators anymore. I don't know if GM sent out any real alert bulletins, but if they did I missed it. Any inflators that you have for customers they will take back on return, but they are rejecting any RO's that haven't been closed before 7/25. Run through your shelves to make sure you don't have any held for appointments!

The new bulletins have the airbag and a harness. The airbag is different for different year but the harness is the same.

Wow, good catch Multi. I missed it too, but here it is:

Safety Recall Bulletins 14491C, 14735B and 15406B - Front Pass Air Bag Inflator - PN Discontinued

Updated Date: Jul 22, 2016 14:40 ET

GM CUSTOMER CARE AND AFTERSALES

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URGENT - DISTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY

Date: July 22, 2016

Subject: Safety Recall Bulletins 14491C, 14735B and 15406B
Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator

Part Number 19205568 Discontinued



Models: 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe



To: All General Motors Dealers



Attention: General Manager, Service Advisor, Service Manager, Parts and

Service Director, Parts Manager, Used Vehicle Sales Manager,

and Warranty Administrator



Effective immediately, the use of Part Number 19205568 - Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Module to complete safety recalls 14491, 14735 or 15406 has been discontinued. This part is no longer available and an alternative repair procedure is being implemented. Dealers will now replace the entire front passenger air bag inflator assembly instead of just the front passenger air bag inflator module. Accordingly, the parts, service and warranty sections in these bulletins has been revised. Information regarding the disposition of Part Number 19205568 will be provided in the near future via a Parts Manager alert message. Please see the attached bulletins for details and discard all copies of bulletin 14491B, 14735A and 15406A.



END OF MESSAGE

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Yes, thanks. We did pull all of ours, cancelled 2 backorders and even still had one in transit from 075. I actually liked having them in stock because were a Pontiac dealer and have done hundreds of these. This alternative fix of replacing the entire airbag sucks because GM's game of 1 per order, can't order for stock, national control, spac case, don't make the apt till their part is here, turn away customers that came in for an oil change but we cant do your recall, blah blah blah. The only redeeming part is the $700 sale.

I have 5 left on the shelf I am going to try my best to sell if not hopefully I can do a special return for them...

ANY SPECIAL RETURN YET?

Have not seen anything about special return yet. Does this mean I can send back my pallet with the 80+ warranty inflators that were replaced?

I mentioned this in the other thread but Toyota wanted us to use the old #s we still had before switching to the new one that is actually a complete airbag assembly now.

I was told by someone at Toyota that the only reason for the switch was it was easier for the manufacture to supply the entire unit, with a different inflator (the small round type vs, the cylinder type) then to continue supplying just the inflator(cylinder type)

Here we go again. 14491D has new numbers again that include the harness. Special return instuctions for numbers 84136542, 84103467 and 84103466 will be provided
in the near future. Oh! And the new number is $300. cheaper.

See: message GCUS-9-284 Special Return - Air Bag Inflator GM Part #19205568

Return by December 19, 2016
Updated Date:Sep 19, 2016 15:15 ET
​​​To: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac Dealers
Please return all service inventory of GM Air Bag Inflator, part number 19205568, all date codes

2longinparts wrote:Here we go again. 14491D has new numbers again that include the harness. Special return instuctions for numbers 84136542, 84103467 and 84103466 will be provided
in the near future. Oh! And the new number is $300. cheaper.

What a bunch of greedy bastards.