Recall - Fuel Tank Sender Seal Displacement

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** ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 01-196 CREATED ON 7/3/91


TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS
ATTENTION: SERVICE MANAGER

SUBJECT: PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 91C17 FUEL TANK SENDER SEAL DISPLACEMENT

GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN 1991 CHEVROLET S/T BLAZER SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, BUILT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS, FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH THE FUEL TANK SENDER SEAL OUT OF POSITION. IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, AN OUT OF POSITION SEAL COULD ALLOW FUEL SPILLAGE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED BY FMVSS 301. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE RESULTING FROM THIS MISPOSITIONED SEAL COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

YEAR MODEL PLANT CODE FROM THROUGH

1991 S/T BLAZER MORAINE "2" M2100004 M2266356

THIS CAMPAIGN INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 76,300 VEHICLES.

TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, AND TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301, DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE INVOLVED VEHICLE AND DETERMINE IF THE FUEL TANK SENDER SEAL HAS BECOME DISPLACED AND REPLACE THOSE SEALS THAT ARE DISPLACED, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE SERVICE PROCEDURE SECTION OF THE BULLETIN.

DEALER CAMPAIGN BULLETINS AND INVOLVED VIN LISTINGS ARE BEING MAILED ON JULY 3, 1991. OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS WILL BE MAILED ON JULY 10, 1991.

PLEASE COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR SERVICE MANAGER.