Caprice V8-307 5.0L (1987)
Technical Service Bulletin # 87C13
Date: 871101
Recall - A/T 200-4R Manual Valve Link Replacement
Number:
87C13
Section:
7A
Date:
November, 1987
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 87C13
200-4R MANUAL VALVE LINK SEPARATION
Model and Year: 1987 CHEVROLET CAPRICE, MONTE CARLO AND
EL CAMINO MODELS WITH 200-4R TRANSMISSIONS
TO:
ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS
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 Chevrolet Branch 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 on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Defect and Vehicles Involved, Owner Notification, Campaign Responsibility and Parts Information
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, Monte Carlo and El Camino
models equipped with the 200-4R transmission. These vehicles may have a manual valve link in the transmission which was improperly formed. This
condition could lead to the link separating, resulting in a gear selection different from what the driver selects with the shift lever and what appears on the
shift indicator. Also, the car could be started when the transmission is in gear. Thus when selecting a gear or starting the vehicle, it is possible for the
vehicle to unexpectedly move in an unanticipated direction. Such unexpected movement could result in an accident without prior warning.
DEFECT INVOLVED (CONT'D)
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring on vehicles involved, dealers are to replace the manual valve link.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, Monte Carlo and El Camino models equipped with 200-4R transmission within the following vehicle
identification number breakpoints:
MODEL
PLANT
FROM
THROUGH
El Camino
Ramos Arizpe
HS912010
HS913396
Caprice
Clark St.
H9160665
H9168855
Lakewood
HA100759
HA157024
Monte Carlo
Pontiac
HP146598
HP152932
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle
Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data
furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings 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 the follow-up
necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).
