Skylark L4-138 2.3L DOHC VIN D MFI QUAD 4 (1989)
Fuel Supply Line: Recalls
Recall - Front Fuel Feed Hose Assembly Could Crack
Model Year: 1989
Bulletin No.: 89-C-9A
File in Group: 6C
Number: 11A
Date: October '92
SUBJECT:
FRONT FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY
MODELS AFFECTED:
CERTAIN 1988 AND 1989 SKYLARKS WITH QUAD 4 ENGINES (RPO LD2; VIN CODE D)
NOTICE:
SAFETY RECALL 89-C-9 HAS BEEN EXPANDED (SEE REVISED "VEHICLES INVOLVED IN SECTION). ALSO, AN "IMPORTANT" NOTE
HAS BEEN ADUED TO THE SERVICE PROCEDURE AT STEP 5 AND THE PARTS INFORMATION FOR O-RINGS AND RETAINERS HAS
BEEN REVISED. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES PRODUCT CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 89-C-9. WHICH SHOULD BE
DISCARDED.
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
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 Buick Customer Assistance Center 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.
CONDITION:
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1988 and 1989 Buick Skylark model vehicles equipped
with Quad 4 engines (RPO LD2; VIN Code "D"). The Front Fuel Feed Hose Assembly could crack or separate at the coupling on the engine end of the
hose assembly, allowing fuel to leak into the underhood area. Under certain circumstances, this could result in an underhood fire.
