Electra Park Avenue V8-307 5.0L VIN Y 4-bbl (1984)
Thermal Vacuum Valve - EVAP: Recalls
Owner Letter
Dear Buick Owner:
This notice is to inform you Buick Motor Division is initiating a recall campaign that includes your vehicle.
REASON FOR RECALL
General Motors has determined that your 1984 Buick with 5.0L engine may experience an inoperative canister purge Thermo Vacuum Switch (TVS). An
inoperative canister purge TVS can affect the intended function of the evaporative emission control system on your vehicle.
WHAT WE WILL DO
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, the canister purge TVS will be replaced at no charge to you.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Contact your Buick dealer to arrange a service date. Instructions have been sent to your dealer. The labor time to inspect the TVS switch is about fifteen
(15) minutes. However, if replacement is required, up to forty (40) minutes may be necessary. Please allow additional time for your dealer to process
your vehicle.
If you have questions regarding previous repairs to your vehicle which may have been performed to correct an inoperative Canister Purge TVS, please
contact your Buick dealer.
The enclosed Owner Reply Card identifies your vehicle. Presentation of the card to your dealer will assist in making the correction in the shortest
possible time. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage-paid Owner Reply Card and returning it to us.
Should your dealer not schedule a service date within a reasonable time, please contact the Buick Customer Assistance Center, Flint Home Office, by
calling 1-800-521-7300.
If your dealer and the Buick Customer Assistance Center are unable to remedy this condition within a reasonable time, you may wish to advise the
Environmental Protection Agency at the following address:
Director Manufacturer's Operations Division (EN-340F), United States
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M. Street, S.W. Washington, DC
20460.
To ensure your full protection under the emission warranty made applicable to your vehicle by Federal Law, and your right to participate in future
recalls, it is recommended that you have your vehicle serviced as soon as possible. Failure to do so could legally be determined to be lack of proper
maintenance of your vehicle. Also, your vehicle may fail a state or local emission inspection test if the recall work is not accomplished.
Should your dealer find that your evaporative emission system has been intentionally disabled, you will be asked if you wish the system to be restored so
that it will function as designed. The cost of such restoration will be your responsibility.
We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of the environment and your continued satisfaction with
our products.