CAMPAIGN: CARB. FUEL INLET HOUSING PLUG MAY COME OUT
Subject: PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 82C26 CARBURETOR FUEL INLET HOUSING PLUG 1980 CHEVETTE WITH 1.6 LITER ENGINE AND CALIFORNIA EMISSION SYSTEM (RPO NB2) AND 1981-82 CHEVETTE WITH 1.6 LITER ENGINE (RPO L17)
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within 60 days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge, or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicles as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the nearest Chevrolet Zone office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, the owners are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1980 Chevrolet Chevettes equipped with 1.6 liter engines (RPO L17) and California Emissions Systems (RPO NB2) and some 1981-82 Chevrolet Chevette equipped with 1.6 liter engines (RPO L17). The carburetor fuel inlet housing plug may come out. If this occurs, fuel would leak from the carburetor and under certain conditions an underhood fire could result. Such a fire could, in time, spread to the passenger compartment and cause burn injuries to occupants remaining in the vehicle.
DEALER ACTION
To prevent the possibility of this occurring, a retaining clip is to be installed on the carburetor fuel inlet plug on all vehicles involved in this campaign.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1980 Chevrolet Chevettes equipped with 1.6 liter engines (RPO L17) and California Emission Systems (RPO NB2) and certain 1981-82 Chevettes with 1.6 liter engines (RPO L17). The following list of VIN breakpoints are the only vehicles affected by this product campaign.
1980 Model Year With 1.6 Liter Engines (RPO L17) and System (RPO NB2)
From Through
Lakewood Plant* AA121511 AA124672 AA131536 AA133370
*1980 Model Year Chevettes which do not have California Emission System (NB2) are NOT involved in this product campaign.
1981 Model Year With 1.6 Liter Engines (RPO L17)
From Through
Lakewood Plant BA157771 BA158071 BA174309 BA174609 BA214641 BA223439 BA230838 BA231138
Wilmington Plant BY243547 BY243847 BY255970 BY256270 BY276009 BY276309 BY278371 BY296848
1982 Model Year With 1.6 Liter Engine (RPO L17)
From Through
Lakewood Plant CA103085 CA117943 CA148921 CA149221
Wilmington Plant CY110712 CY166427
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer 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 purpose 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 was not shipped any involved vehicles.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign, 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.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
o 1980 MODEL YEAR CHEVETTES WHICH DO NOT HAVE CALIFORNIA EMISSION SYSTEM (RPO NB2) ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
1. Open Hood.
2. Remove Air Cleaner.
3. Remove the two airhorn screws located directly above the fuel inlet housing and move the solenoid wire clamp aside. Refer to illustration.
4. Installing Plug Retaining Clip:
A. Place the large curved area of the retaining clip P/N 14067373 at the bottom of the inlet housing with the two flat portions of the retaining clip flush on the flat portion of the housing.
B. With equal pressure of your thumb, press the retaining clip upward and toward the carburetor until the retaining clip snaps in place.
5. Align the holes in the retaining clip with the screw holes on the airhorn.
6. Reinstall the two airhorn screws and the mixture control solenoid wire clamp.
NOTE: Be careful not to strip or cross-thread the screws.
7. Torque screws to 20 in.lbs.
8. Reinstall air cleaner.
9. Install campaign label according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
10. Close hood.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts when required to complete this campaign are to be ordered from the Warehousing and Distribution Division of General Motors (WDDGM).
Quantity Per Part Number Vehicle Description ----------- ---------- -------------- 14067373 1 Retaining Clip
CLAIM INFORMATION
Submit a Product Claim with the information indicated below:
Parts Failed Parts Failure Labor Labor *Other Count Part No. Allowance Code Operation Hours Hours ----- ------- --------- ------ --------- ----- ------ 1 14067373 00 V1470 .3 .1
Description: Install "Carburetor Fuel Inlet Housing Plug Retaining Clip" according to the instructions outlined in this bulletin.
*Campaign Administrative Allowance
Dealers will automatically receive the correct labor and material allowance plus 30% based on the labor operation performed.
Refer to the Chevrolet Claims Processing Manual for details on Product Campaign claim submission.
CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Each vehicle modified in accordance with the instructions outlined in this Product Campaign Bulletin will require a "Campaign Identification Label". Each label provides a space to include the five digit dealer code of the dealer performing the campaign service. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ballpoint pen.
CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Each "Campaign Identification Label" is to be located on the radiator core support in an area which will be visible when the vehicle is brought in for periodic servicing by the owner. Apply "Campaign Identification Label" only on a clean dry surface.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
REFER TO THE CURRENT CHEVROLET SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND CLAIMS PROCESSING MANUAL FOR CAMPAIGN HANDLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
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.
