Paint - White Overspray Advisory

90OLDS08
TO: ZONE PERSONNEL


FROM: PRODUCT SERVICE ENGINEERING DATE: APRIL 27, 1990


The following administrative message was sent by Product Service Engineering to all Oldsmobile dealers Friday, April, 27, 1990.

# 90-073 - OLDSMOBILE DCS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE - 04/27/90

TO ALL SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES ZONE DEALERS:

SUBJECT: WHITE OVERSPRAY CONDITION - ALL 1990 OLDSMOBILES

THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT ALL OLDSMOBILES THAT WENT THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES MARNE RAMP POINT STARTING ON OR ABOUT APRIL 12, 1990, THROUGH APRIL 19, 1990, MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A WHITE OVERSPRAY CONDITION FROM EXTERIOR PAINTING OF A NON-GM BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE RAMP IN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA.

A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE IS BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE COMMUNICATED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME, TO AVOID POSSIBLE PAINT OR VEHICLE DAMAGE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT CLEAN-UP NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNTIL THIS PROCEDURE IS RECEIVED.

PLEASE ADVISE YOUR NEW VEHICLE RECEIVING INSPECTORS TO CHECK FOR THE OVERSPRAY CONDITION, AND NOTE ON THE TRANSPORTATION DELIVERY RECEIPT (WRITE IN INDUSTRIAL FALL OUT AND NOTE PANELS AFFECTED). IF UNITS EXHIBITING THE CONDITION HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECEIVED WHERE THE CONDITION WAS NOT NOTED ON THE DELIVERY RECEIPT, A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE SENT FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE 1990 SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL, EVEN IF MORE THAN 72 HOURS HAVE LAPSED.