Recall - Fuel Feed Hose Assembly Could Crack: Overview

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Number: 89-C-10


Date: March 1990


Section: 6C


Campaign Description


Subject: FRONT FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY


Models/Years: SOME 1988 & 1989 CUTLASS CALAIS MODELS WITH QUAD 4 ENGINES (RPO LD2; VIN CODE D)

CONDITION


General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1988 and 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais model vehicles equipped with Quad 4 engines (RPO LD2; VIN Code "D"). The Front Fuel Feed Hose Assembly could crack or separate at the coupling on the engine end of the hose assembly, allowing fuel to leak into the underhood area. Under certain circumstances, this could result in an underhood fire.

VEHICLES INVOLVED


Some 1988 and 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais vehicles equipped with Quad 4 engines (RPO LD2; VIN Code "D") within the VIN breakpoints listed below:


Through &
Year Assembly Plant Beginning Including

1988 Lansing North JM251671 JM256439

1988 Lansing North JM266451 JM269612



1989 Lansing North KM220636 KM243354

1989 Lansing North KM286485 KM296966


In those cases where P/N 24570910 hose is known to have been used for a prior warranty replacement of the Front Fuel Feed Hose Assembly, VINs have been deleted from the dealers' campaign printouts.

Involved vehicles repaired for the above described condition prior to this campaign will still require correction if a P/N 24570910 hose assembly was not used.

All vehicles which are listed on the dealers campaign printout will require inspection/correction as outlined in the SERVICE PROCEDURE section of this bulletin.

Should a question arise concerning the campaign involvement of a specific vehicle(s) within the breakpoints listed above, dealers should access the Vehicle Information Service System (V.I.S.S.) for verification.

DEALER ACTION

To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to inspect, and if required, replace the Front Fuel Feed Hose Assembly on involved vehicles.

Dealers are to perform this campaign on all involved vehicles 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 car inventory, or it is in your dealership for service, you are to ensure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.


Dealers are to contact owners of vehicles recently sold from your new or used vehicle inventory and arrange for the campaign correction to be performed.