CAMPAIGN: WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET

1987 Electra/Park Avenue, LeSabre, Ninety-Eight, Delta 88, Bonneville

TO: ALL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS

General Motors of Canada has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists on some 1987 Electra/Park Avenue, LeSabre, Ninety- Eight, Delta 88, Bonneville. 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 down, and ignite the windshield washer bottle bracket resulting in an engine compartment fire without prior warning.

To prevent this condition, Dealers are required to replace windshield washer bottle bracket on suspect vehicles, per the Vehicles Involved and Technical Procedure sections of this bulletin.

VEHICLES INVOLVED:

OLDSMOBILE

Ninety-Eight Wentzville H1300001 H1333643 Orion H4300001 H4344876

Delta 88 Buick City HH300001 HH330331 Willow Run HW300001 HW374542 Wentzville H1800001 H1840434

BUICK

Electra/Park Ave. Wentzville H1400001 H1477401

LeSabre Buick City HH400001 HH519499

PONTIAC

Bonneville Willow Run HW200001 HW301148

All affected vehicles have been identified by the VIN listing provided to involved Dealers with this bulletin. Any Dealer not receiving a listing was not shipped any of the affected vehicles.

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.

CAMPAIGN PROCEDURE:

Refer to Section 4 of the Service Policies and Procedures Manual for the detailed procedure on handling Product Campaigns. Dealers are requested to complete the campaign on all transfers as soon as possible.

OWNER NOTIFICATION:

All owners of record at the time of campaign release are shown on the attached computer listing and have been notified by first class mail from General Motors. The listings provided are for campaign activity only and should not be used for any other purpose.

PARTS INFORMATION:

Parts are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts organization using the following part number:

Description Part Number ------------ -----------

Winshield Washer Bottle Bracket 25533178

PARTS AND LABOUR CLAIM INFORMATION:

Credit for the campaign work performed will be paid upon receipt of a properly completed campaign claim card, RAPID terminal or DCS transmission in accordance with the following:

Repair Code Description Time Allowance ----------- ----------- --------------

2A Replace Windshield Washer .4 Bottle Bracket

Time allowance includes O.1 hour for Dealer administrative detail associated with this campaign. Parts credit will be based on Dealer net plus 30% to cover parts handling.

SERVICE PROCEDURE:

1. Open vehicle hood, cover right front fender, and disconnect positive 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 retaining screws to 5-7 N.m (4-5 lb. ft.).

6. Reverse steps 1 to 3 to reassemble. Torque junction block negative nut to 6-9 N.m (5-7 lb. ft.), and positive nut to 14-20 N.m (10-15 lb.. ft.).

INSTALLATION OF CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL

Clean surface of radiator upper mounting panel and apply a Campaign Identification Label. Make sure the correct campaign number is inserted on the label. This will indicate that the campaign has been completed.

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.