Electra Park Avenue V6-231 3.8L VIN C SFI (1989)
Rollover Valve: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall - Fuel Rollover Valve Assembly Missing
Model Year
1989
Bulletin No. 89-C-1
File in Group 6C
Number
1
Date
Sept., '88
SUBJECT:
FUEL ROLLOVER VALVE ASSEMBLY
MODELS AFFECTED: 1989 LESABRE WITH 3800 V-6 (RPO LN3, VIN CODE C) ENGINE
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 sixty (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 owners 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 vehicle 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 Buick Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of mutually agreed upon
service date. It the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
CONDITION
General Motors has determined that some 1989 Buick LeSabre model vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 301, "Fuel System Integrity". The fuel rollover valve assembly may not have been installed on the affected vehicles. In the event of
an accident and the vehicle became inverted, a missing fuel rollover valve assembly could allow fuel spillage in excess of the amount prescribed by
FMVSS 301. Fuel spillage during and after an accident could result in fire.
