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Defect Involved

General Motors has determined that certain 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier models fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 105, "Hydraulic Brake Systems." These vehicles might have been assembled with parking brake lever mechanisms which will not properly engage when applied.

In some of these vehicles, the parking brake can be applied and appear to be properly engaged and later, when the vehicle is unattended, it could disengage. If the transmission were neither in gear (manual transmission)

nor in Park (automatic transmission) the vehicle could unexpectedly roll. In such an instance the vehicle might roll away uncontrolled, which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

To correct this condition, dealers are to replace the parking brake lever assembly as outlined in the service procedure section of this bulletin.


VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier models within the following VIN breakpoints:

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Leeds (K) SOP HK100919


Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.

These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.

NOTE: Some of the subject vehicles within the breakpoints listed above were corrected at the assembly plant prior to being shipped to the dealer and will not require correction by the dealer. All subject vehicles which are listed on the dealer's campaign print-out will require correction as outlined in the service procedure section of this bulletin.

Should a question exist concerning the campaign involvement of a specific vehicle(s) within the breakpoints listed above, dealers should call the Computerized Recall Information System (C.R.I.S.) for verification.


DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the Standard identified above. Under Sections 108 and 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each such sale.

Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.

Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.