K 2500 Suburban 4WD V8-454 7.4L VIN N TBI (1995)
Technical Service Bulletin # 96C26
Date: 960401
Recall - Throttle Cable May Contact Dash Mat
CHEVROLET
No.: 96-C-26
Date: 04-01-96
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 96-C-26 - THROTTLE CABLE DASH MAT CONTACT
Model and Year:
1995-96 C/K PICKUPS/CAB CHASSIS, SUBURBANS & TAHOES WITH GASOLINE ENGINES
To: All Chevrolet/Geo 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 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 solution, 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 cop of the letter that is being sent to owner, the owners are being instructed to
contact the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) 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 & Vehicles Involved
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has decided that certain 1995-96 Chevrolet C/K Pickups/Cab Chassis, Utilities, and Suburban model trucks equipped with gasoline
engines fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 124, "Accelerator Control Systems". Some of these vehicles were assembled
with the throttle cable contacting the dash mat. The dash mat may bind the throttle such that if this system were tested for maximum throttle return times
as required by FMVSS 124, it may not meet these requirements.
To correct this condition, dealers are to inspect for adequate throttle cable to dash mat clearance, and , if there is insufficient clearance, cut out a portion
of the dash mat to provide clearance.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1995-96 Chevrolet C/K Pickups/Cab Chassis, Suburbans & Tahoes equipped with gasoline engines and built within the VIN
breakpoints as shown.
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 involved dealers with 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 name and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle
