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Recall - Rear Bumper Reinforcement: Overview

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Number: 90C28

Section: 2

Date: October, 1990
Subject: PRODUCT EMISSIONS CAMPAIGN 90C28 REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT


Model and Year: 1990 CHEVROLET CAPRICE STATION WAGONS (Federal Only)
TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS

General Motors has determined that certain 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Station Wagons (Federal Only) were built with steel rather than aluminum rear bumper reinforcements. Because of this, these vehicles fail to meet emission certification weight class restrictions.

To correct this condition, dealers are to install aluminum bumper reinforcements in place of the current steel bumper reinforcements.

VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Wagons (Federal) built within the following VIN breakpoints:

PLANT
YEAR MODEL PLANT CODE FROM THROUGH

1990 "B" Wagons Lakewood "A" LA100004 LA119724

1990 "B" Wagons Arlington "R" LR100010 LR123045

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 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.
OWNER NOTIFICATION

Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin).

DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBTLITY

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.

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 correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.