Electra Park Avenue V8-307 5.0L VIN Y 4-bbl (1984)
Fuel Return Line: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall - Fuel Return Hose Replacement
Model Year
1984
Bulletin No.
84-C-5
File in Group 6C
Number
16
Date
Sept. 1984
SUBJECT:
CRACKED FUEL RETURN HOSE
MODELS AFFECTED: 1984 LeSABRES AND ELECTRAS EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L (LV2) ENGINES
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
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
the 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 Buick Home Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not
remedied within a reasonable time, the owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1984 Buick LeSabres and Electras equipped with 5.0L
(LV2) V-8 gasoline engines. These vehicles may have been assembled with a rubber fuel return hose which could allow a slow fuel leaK while the
engine is running. Under certain conditions, this could result in a fire which could, in time, spread to the passenger compartment and cause burn injuries
to occupants remaining in the vehicle.
