Revised Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing

This bulletin is being issued to revise the Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing Replacement procedure in the Variable Effort Steering (1998-2001 model years) or Steering Wheel and Column (2002-2003 model years) and add the Steering Wheel Position Sensor Centering procedure in the Steering Wheel and Column sub-sections of the Service Manual. Please replace the current information in the Service Manual with the following information.

GM Service Manuals SIR Disabling and Enabling Zone 2

Disabling Procedure
Important: Refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling Zones on page 2-81 before disabling the SIR system.
1. Turn the steering wheel until the vehicle’s wheels are pointing straight ahead.
2. Turn OFF the ignition.
3. Remove the key from the ignition.
Important: With the SIR fuse removed and the ignition ON, the AIR BAG indicator illuminates. This is normal operation and does not indicate an SIR system malfunction.