S15/T15 Jimmy 4WD V6-4.3L VIN W (1996)
Technical Service Bulletin # 96C08
Date: 951001
Campaign - Loose Camshaft Sprocket Attaching Bolts
No: 96-C-08
Date: 10-01-95
Subject:
LOOSE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET ATTACHING BOLTS
Model:
1996 JIMMYS WITH L35 ENGINE
General Motors has decided that CERTAIN 1996 Jimmys equipped with 4.3L engines (RPO L35, VIN Code "W") may have been built with the
camshaft sprocket attaching bolts inadequately tightened. When the camshaft sprocket bolts are inadequately tightened, an engine failure is likely to
occur.
To correct this condition, dealers will remove the engine front cover assembly and tighten the camshaft sprocket bolts, IMPORTANT: TO PREVENT
DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENGINE, DO NOT OPERATE ENGINE PRIOR TO COMPLETING THIS SERVICE PROCEDURE.
Vehicles Involved
Involved are CERTAIN 1996 Jimmys equipped with 4.3L engines (RPO L35). The involved VIN's are listed.
The specific vehicles involved in this campaign have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Computer Listings. These listing are
furnished to all involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Dealers should confirm vehicle eligibility through VISS (Vehicle Identification Service
System) or SERVICENET PRIOR to beginning campaign repairs.
Dealer Campaign Responsibility
All unsold vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this campaign MUST be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this campaign
bulletin BEFORE owners take possession of these vehicles.
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time
forward.
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer and arrangements made to make the required correction
according to the instructions contained in this bulletin.
In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, please take the
steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
If the name and address of the owner of an involved vehicle was unavailable to GMC Truck Division at the time of campaign initiation, the dealer must
determine the owner's name and address from the dealership sales records. Please provide this information directly on the second copy of the listing next
to the applicable VIN so that our records may be updated and the appropriate notification mailed to the owner. This second copy should then be
submitted to the address listed below in the previously supplied yellow campaign envelopes.
GMC Truck Division
General Motors Corporation
101 Union Street
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
Owner Notification
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by GMC Truck Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin). A listing of
