Citation V6-173 2.8L VIN Z 2-bbl HP (1983)
Technical Service Bulletin # 83C15
Date: 831001
Recall - Brake Proportioner Valve Separation
Number:
83C15
Section:
5
Date:
October, 1983
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 83C15 BRAKE PROPORTIONER VALVE MAY
SEPARATE FROM MASTER CYLINDER 1983 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY, CITATION AND CAVALIER MODELS
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 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 nearest Chevrolet Zone Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the agreed service date. If the condition is
not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Defect Involved
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists on some 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity, Citation and Cavalier Model
Cars. The brake proportioner valves used on some of these vehicles may break and separate from the master cylinder. This would result in a brake fluid
leak and a partial loss of the brake system. These vehicles are equipped with a dual braking system; part of the system will still work and allow the
vehicle to be stopped, but over a greater distance. Partial loss of the brake system at a time when minimum stopping distance is required could result in a
vehicle crash without prior warning.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity, Citation and Cavalier Models within the following breakpoints:
Plant
Model
From
Through
Oklahoma City
Celebrity
D6804393
D6822143
Oshawa
Celebrity
D1808523
D1810818
"
"
D1814224
D1821141
"
"
D1824695
D1825832
"
"
D1829104
D1832015
"
"
D1835303
D1835695
Oklahoma city
Citation
D6105795
D6123727
Tarrytown
Citation
DT116759
DT117791
"
"
DT118101
DT130791
"
"
DT131329
DT131796
"
"
DT132331
DT134312
Lordstown
Cavalier
D7112022
D7143146
Janesville
Cavalier
DJ112500
DJ140000
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 followup 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 was not shipped any involved vehicles.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
