CAMPAIGN: COMMERCIAL CHASSIS FUEL FILLER NECK
MODELS: 1982 25-35 SERIES "P" MODEL 125" WHEEL BASE LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS (UNION CITY)
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 a service date with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owner is being instructed to contact the nearest GMC Zone Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that certain 1982 P25/35 Trucks fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 301-75 "Fuel System Integrity". During a rear collision impact, the three piece fuel filler hoses may separate and allow fuel leakage in excess of the amount prescribed by FMVSS 301-75. Fuel spillage during and after a vehicle crash could result in a fire which could cause burn injuries to occupants. Correction of this condition will consist of installing a one-piece fuel filler neck hose.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1982 25/35 Series "P" Model 125" wheelbase Light Duty Trucks within the following vehicle breakpoints:
Plant From Through ------ ---- ------- Detroit C3500957 C3501723
The specific vehicles involved in this campaign have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. These listings are furnished to all involved dealers with the campaign bulletin.
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.
If no owner's name and address were available to GMC Truck at the time of campaign initiation, the dealer will determine the owner's name and address from the dealership sales records. Please provide this information directly on the second copy of the listing next to the applicable VIN, so that our records may be updated and the appropriate notification mailed to the owner. This second copy should then be submitted to the address listed below in the previously supplied yellow campaign envelopes.
GMC Truck General Motors Corporation 101 Union Street Plymouth, Michigan 48170
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by GMC Truck (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin). A listing of owner names and addresses has been furnished to the involved dealers to enable dealers to follow up with owners involved in this campaign. This listing 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 this campaign.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Raise vehicle.
2. Remove adjustable plastic retainer (chicken band).
3. Remove hose clamps.
4. Remove fuel tank filler neck hoses. Make sure the fuel in the fuel tank is below the filler neck opening before the hose is removed.
5. Install new fuel tank filler neck hose P/N 14049494 (1-3/4" diameter) or P/N 14049478 (1- 3/8" diameter) depending on the size of hose removed from the vehicle.
6. Install (2) new hose clamps P/N 2260845 (1-3/4") or P/N 2488394 (1-3/8") depending on size of hose required (See Step 5).
7. Install (1) adjustable plastic retainer P/N 3816659.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Install campaign completion label on radiator support.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts are to be obtained from the Warehousing and Distribution Division of General Motors (WDDGM). To ensure that these parts will be obtained as soon as possible, they should be urdered from WDDGM on a C.I.O. order with no special instruction code, but order on an advise code (2).
Part Quantity Number Per Vehicle Description
14049494 1 Fuel Tank Filler Neck Hose 1-3/4" Diameter
14049478 1 Fuel Tank Filler Neck How 1-3/8 Diameter
Only (1) fuel tank filler hose required per vehicle, the part number required will depend on the diameter of hose on the vehicle.
2260845 2 1 3/4" Hose Clamp
2488394 2 1 3/8" Hose Clamp
3816659 1 Adjustable Plastic Retainer (chicken band)
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Dealers should submit an accurately filled out Warranty Repair order on each vehicle completed under this campaign.
Labor *Time Operation Allowance Trouble Number Description Code ------ ----------- --------- ----
V1790 Install the correct 03 HR 96 fuel tank filler neck hose, clamps and retainer according to the instructions contained in this bulletin.
*Dealer to receive Administration Time Allowance associated with this campaign, add 0.1 hour to the Labor Operation Time Allowance.
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 (5) digit Dealer Code of the dealer performing the campaign service. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ballpoint pen.
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 clean dry surface.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
Procedures covering this campaign are outlined in Section V of your dealershiph "GMC Truck Claims Processing Manual" issued October, 1981.
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.
