CAMPAIGN: FUEL TANK FILLER AND FUEL TANK VENT PIPE

GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS ON SOME EARLY PRODUCTION 1982 CUTLASS CIERA, OMEGA AND FIRENZA MODEL VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK FILLER VENT PIPE COULD FRACTURE. THE FRACTURE OF THESE CLAMPS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE AT ANY OF THE FOUR PIPE TO HOSE CONNECTIONS. LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR DURING REFUELING, OR WHILE DRIVING, IF THE FUEL TANK IS ABOVE 3/4 FULL. SHOULD THIS OCCUR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE EXISTS WHICH COULD CAUSE BURN INJURIES TO PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE.

CARS AFFECTED

CERTAIN 1982 CUTLASS CIERAS, OMEGAS AND FIRENZAS BUILT AT THE STRAT OF PRODUCTION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SERIAL NUMBERS.

DORAVILLE CD328002 CIERA FREMONT CZ303322 CIERA WILLOW RUN CW328715 OMEGA LEEDS CK302137 FIRENZA

DEALER ACTION

TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS OCCURRING ON VEHICLES INVOLVED, THE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK FILLER VENT PIPE ARE TO BE REPLACED.

DEALERS ARE TO PERFORM THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER ON AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF TIME, MILEAGE OR OWNERSHIP, AND ARE TO CORRECT ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN DEALER NEW AND USED CAR INVENTORY PRIOR TO THEIR SALE.

WHENEVER A VEHICLE SUBJECT TO THIS CAMPAIGN IS TAKEN INTO YOUR NEW OR USED CAR INVENTORY IN THE FUTURE, YOU SHOULD TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO BE SURE THE CAMPAIGN CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE BEFORE RESELLING THE VEHICLE.

DEALERS ARE TO PERFORM THE CAMPAIGN SERVICES ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AS THEY ARE BROUGHT IN FOR ANY KIND OF SERVICE UNTIL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

WITH THE VEHICLE LEVEL, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY FUEL AT THE HOSE CONNECTIONS AT AN INDICATED FUEL LEVEL OF (3/4) TANK OR LESS. IN THE EVENT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PROCEDURE MAY RESULT IN A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE HOSE CONNECTIONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE HOSE BE PULLED OFF FROM EITHER THE FILLER NECK OR VENT PIPE.

1. RAISE THE CAR ON A HOIST. SEE FIG. 1 AND 2 FOR LOCATION OF HOSE CLAMPS ON FILLER AND VENT PIPE.

DO NOT REMOVE ALL FOUR (4) CLAMPS AT ONE TIME.

2. REMOVE AND REPLACE ONE 91), HOSE CLAMP AT A TIME AND TIGHTEN TO A SNUG CONDITION. IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO OPEN EACH CLAMP TO INSTALL IT OVER THE HOSE.

3. PRIOR TO TORQUING THE NEW HOSE CLAMPS:

A. INSPECT THE HOSES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FULLY ENGAGED OVER THE SEAL- ING BEAD ENLARGEMENT ON THE END OF THE PIPE.

B. BE SURE THE HOSE CLAMPS ARE POSITIONED AT LEAST 0.4 MM (1/64") FROM THE END OF THE HOSE.

4. TORQUE ALL FOUR (4) NEW HOSE CLAMPS TO 2.2 TO 2.8 N.M (20 TO 25 IN LBS.) AND INSPECT FOR FUEL LEAKS.

5. AFTER THE ABOVE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, INSTALL A CAMPAIGN CORRECTION LABEL AS FOLLOWS: RECORD CAMPAIGN NUMBER 82-C-4 DEALER CODE AND DATE ON THE BLANK CAMPAIGN CORRECTION LABEL AND INSTALL ON THE RADIATOR SUPPORT WHERE IT IS READILY VISIBLE.

PARTS INFORMATION

PARTS ARE TO BE OBTAINED FROM GM PARTS (WDDGM) TWO CLAMPS OF EACH PART NUMBER ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS CAMPAIGN ON EACH VEHICLE. THE PARTS ARE TO BE ORDERED IN UNITS OF 10 PER PART NUMBER. THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS CAMPAIGN.

PART NUMBER SERIES USAGE NO. REQUIRED

22518664 'A' 'J' 'X' FILLER PIPE 2 CLAMPS PER CAR

22518665 'A' 'J' 'X' VENT PIPE 2 CLAMPS PER CAR

TO INSURE THESE PARTS WILL BE OBTAINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEY SHOULD BE ORDERED FROM GM PARTS (WDDGM) ON A C.I.O. ORDER WITH NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTION CODE, BUT ORDER ON AN ADVISE CODE (2).

PARTS ARE TO BE RETAINED FOR DISPOSITION BY ZONE PERSONNEL.

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

ALL DEALERS USING THE TERMINAL SUBMISSION SYSTEM ARE TO SUBMIT CAMPAIGN CLAIMS USING THEIR TERMINAL. ALL OTHER DEALERS ARE TO SUBMIT CAMPAIGN CLAIMS USING THE "YELLOW STRIPE" CAMPAIGN CARDS. SEE PAGE 59 OF THE OLDSMOBILE CLAIMS PREPARATION MANUAL.

OPERATION NUMBER OPERATION LABOR

V1130 REPLACE HOSE CLAMPS CUTLASS CIERA AND OMEGA .4 HR. V1131 REPLACE HOSE CLAMPS FIRENZA .5 HR.

PARTS WILL BE CREDITED FOR DEALER COST PLUS 30%.

.1 HOUR FOR CLERICAL ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ADDED TO THE ABOVE OPERATIONS.

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