Recall - Fuel Filter Cracking: Overview
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Number: 90C17
Section: 6C
Date: March, 1990
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90C17
FUEL FILTER CRACKING
Model and Year:
1990 CHEVROLET ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) ASTRO VANS
To: All Chevrolet Dealers
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter that is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1990 Chevrolet All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Astro Vans. On some of the involved vehicles the frame mounted fuel filter may crack from flexing at the fuel inlet mounting nut and allow fuel leakage. This crack can result in fuel leakage in the area of the exhaust pipe. Heat from the exhaust pipe may ignite the fuel and cause a vehicle fire.
To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to inspect the fuel feed pipe installation and, if necessary, install a new intermediate fuel feed pipe assembly and fuel filter assembly.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1990 Chevrolet AWD Astro Vans built within the following VIN breakpoints:
YEAR MODEL PLANT FROM THROUGH
1990 "L" - AWD Astro Van Baltimore LB100014 LB141213
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.