Recall - Windshield Washer Bottle Bracket for 1988 Delta 88 V6-3800 38L
Technical Service Bulletin # 87C06
Date: 870901
Recall - Windshield Washer Bottle Bracket
SUBJECT:
WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET
MODELS/YEARS:
CERTAIN 1987 DELTA 88 AND NINETY-EIGHT
MODELS
NUMBER:
87-C-06
DATE:
Sept. 9, 1987
SECTION:
6D
Condition, Vehicles Involved, Dealer Action & Service Procedure Information
CONDITION
General Motors has determined a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1987 Delta 88 and Ninety-Eight models. These vehicles
have in-line fusible links located in the area of the plastic windshield washer bottle bracket. Under a high resistance load, the in-line fusible link may
melt and ignite the windshield washer bottle bracket resulting in an engine compartment fire without prior warning.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
1987 Delta 88 and Ninety-Eight models within the following vehicle breakpoints:
Year
Series
Plant
Beginning
Through and Including
1987
Delta 88
Buick City
HH300001
HH330331
1987
Delta 88
Willow Run
HW300001
HW374542
1987
Delta 88
Wentzville
H1800001
H1840434
1987
Ninety-Eight
Orion
H4300001
H4344876
1987
Ninety-Eight
Wentzville
H1300001
H1333643
DEALER ACTION
To correct this condition, dealers are to replace the windshield washer bottle bracket as instructed in the Service Procedure of this Product Campaign
Bulletin.
Dealers are to perform this campaign on all involved vehicles at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership from this time
forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used car inventory, or it is in your dealership for service, you are to ensure the
campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
Dealers are to contact owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory and arrange for the campaign correction to be performed.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1.
Open vehicle hood, cover right front fender, and disconnect negative battery cable at battery.
2.
Remove engine compartment right front sight shield. Disconnect positive and negative junction block leads at right wheelhouse on windshield
washer bottle bracket studs.
3.
Remove two screws securing washer fluid bottle to bracket. Set washer fluid bottle off of bracket leaving washer pump and fluid line attached.
4.
Remove two screws holding windsheild washer bottle bracket to right wheelhouse.
5.
Install new windshield washer bottle bracket, Part Number 25533178. Torque bracket retaining screws to 6 N-m (53 in.lbs.).
6.
Reverse Steps 1 to 3 to reassemble. Torque junction block negative nut to 8 N-m (70 in.lbs.), and positive nut to 17 N-m (13 ft.lbs.).
7.
Connect negative battery cable. Torque bolt to 12 N-m (106 in.lbs.).
8.
Install a Campaign Identification Label.
Campaign Label, Parts, Warranty, Owner and Dealers Letter Information
CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
