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Recall - Fuel Tank Sender Seal Inspection: Overview


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Number: 91C17

Section: 6C

Date: July, 1991


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


Model and Year:
1991 S/T 4-DOOR BLAZER (MORAINE ASSEMBLY ONLY)


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 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 certain 1991 Chevrolet S/T Blazer Sport Utility vehicles 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.



To correct this condition, and to comply with FMVSS 301, dealers are to inspect the involved vehicles and determine if the fuel tank sender seal has become displaced and replace those seals that are displaced.