Recall - Fuel Return Hose Defect

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ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 01-207 CREATED ON 8/20/90
SUBJECT: PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90C26 FUEL RETURN LINE FITTING CRIMP

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS BUILT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE FUEL RETURN HOSES WHICH MAY BREAK AT EITHER CRIMPED COUPLING. IF THIS COUPLING WAS TO SEPARATE AND AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

YEAR MODEL PLANT FROM THROUGH

1990 M-VAN BALTIMORE LB107644 LB133720

TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURRING, DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL A PROPERLY CRIMPED FUEL RETURN HOSE ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN THE DEALER PRODUCT CAMPAIGN BULLETIN.

DEALER PRODUCT CAMPAIGN BULLETINS AND INVOLVED VIN LISTINGS WERE MAILED ON AUGUST 20, 1990. OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS WILL BE MAILED ON AUGUST 27, 1990. THIS CAMPAIGN INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 23,200 VEHICLES.

PARTS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS CAMPAIGN ARE TO BE OBTAINED FROM GMSPO.

PLEASE COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR SERVICE MANAGER.