CAMPAIGN: WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET

MODELS/YEARS CERTAIN 1987 DELTA 88 AND NINETY-EIGHT MODELS

CONDITION

General Motors has determined a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1987 Delta 88 and Ninety-Eight models. These vehicles have in-line fusible links located in the area of the plastic windshield washer bottle bracket. Under a high resistance load, the in-line fusible link may melt and ignite the windshield washer bottle bracket resulting in an engine compartment fire without prior warning.

VEHICLES INVOLVED

1987 Delta 88 and Ninety-Eight models within the following vehicle breakpoints:

Year Series Plant Beginning Through and Including ---- ------ ----- --------- --------------------- 1987 Delta 88 Buick City HH300001 HH330331 1987 Delta 88 Willow Run HW300001 HW374542 1987 Delta88 Wentzville H1800001 H1840434 1987 Ninety-Eight Orion H4300001 H4344876 1987 Ninety-Eight Wentzville H1300001 H1333643

DEALER ACTION

To correct this condition, dealers are to replace the windshield washer bottle bracket as instructed in the Service Procedure of this Product Campaign Builetin.

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 vehicle inventory and arrange for the campaign correction to be performed.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

1. Open vehicle hood, cover right front fender, and disconnect negative battery cable at battery.

2. Remove engine compartment right front sight shield. Disconnect positive and negative junction block leads at right wheelhouse on windshield washer bottle bracket studs.

3. Remove two screws securing washer fluid bottle to bracket. Set washer fluid bottle off of bracket leaving washer pump and fluid line attached.

4. Remove two screws holding windshield washer bottle bracket to right wheelhouse.

5. Install new windshield washer bottle bracket, Part Number 25533178. Torque bracket reta i n i ng screws to 6 N - m (53 1 bs. in.).

6. Reverse Steps 1 to 3 to reassemble. Torque junction block negative nut to 8 N - m (70 lbs. in.), and positive nut to 17 N - m (13 1 bs. ft.).

7. Connect negative battery cable. Torque bolt to 12 N -m (106 lbs. in.).

8. Install a Campaign identification Label.

CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL

Each label provides space to print the campaign number, and the five (5) digit dealer code of the dealer performing the campaign. Insert this information with a typewriter or ballpoint pen. When installing label, clean and dry the surface of the radiator support tie bar and apply the campaign label where it is readily visible.

PARTS INFORMATION

To ensure parts are obtained as soon as possible, order them from GM Service Parts Operations (GMSPO) on a C.I.O. order, with NO special instruction code, but order on an advise code (2). Use the following part number:

Description Part Number ----------- ---------- Windshield Washer Bottle Bracket 25533178

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

PC PART NO. TOT-PLS TC LAB-OP LHRS ST SUBLET -- --------- ------- -- ------ ---- -- ------ Replace Windshield Washer Baffle Bracket

1 25533178 96 V4210 .3 .1*

* Allowance for clerical administration.

Parts Allowance: Current Dealer Price of Bracket, Plus 30%

General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.