Defect & Vehicles Involved, Owner Notification, Dealer Campaign & Parts Information
DEFECT INVOLVEDGeneral Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exist in some 1987 Pontiac Sunbird and Grand Am models equipped with 2.0L (RPO LT2 or LT3, VIN Code K or M) engines. The fuel feed and/or return hose/pipe assemblies could crack or separate, allowing fuel to leak into the underhood area. This condition could ultimately result in an underhood fire without prior warring. Such a fire could, in time, spread to the passenger compartment and cause injury to any remaining occupants.
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, both the fuel feed and return hose/pipe assemblies will be replaced.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1987 Pontiac Sunbird and Grand Am models equipped with a 2.0L (RPO LT2 or LT3, VIN Code K or M) engine and produced within the following VIN breakpoints:
Model/Year Plant From Through
1987 Grand Am Lansing SOP EOP
1987 Sunbird Lordstown SOP EOP
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number computer listings. These listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the 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 reason 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.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Pontiac Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership from this time forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts required to complete this campaign are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). To insure that these parts are obtained as soon as possible they should be ordered on a C.I.O. order with no special instruction code, but on advise code (2).
Usage Part Number Description Quantity/Vehicle
W/ 2.0L LT2 10106034 Fuel Feed Assemb. 1
W/ 2.0L LT2 10106035 Fuel Return Assemb. 1
W/ 2.0L LT3 10106037 Fuel Feed Assemb. 1
W/ 2.0L LT3 10106038 Fuel Return Assemb. 1
Fuel feed and return hose/pipe assemblies each come with one (1) O-Ring for attachment at engine end. O-Rings for chassis end attachment must be ordered separately.
W/ 2.0L LT2 or LT3 22514722 O-Ring - Fuel Feed 1
W/ 2.0L LT2 or LT3 22516256 O-Ring - Fuel Return 1
There is a total of approximately 89,000 Pontiac units involved in this campaign. Of these, 83,000 are equipped with LT2 and 6,000 are equipped with LT3 engines. Order parts accordingly based on attached involved vehicle listings.