Grand Prix V6-191 3.1L (1989)
Technical Service Bulletin # 89C02
Date: 890101
Recall - Fuel Return Pipe Assembly
Number
89-C-02
Date January 1989
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 89-C-02 FUEL RETURN PIPE ASSEMBLY
MODELS AFFECTED
1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
TO:
ALL PONTIAC 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 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 reasonable equivalent vehicle at no
charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable alliwance 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 Pontiac Customer Assistance Center 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, owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in some 1989 Grand Prix model vehicles. These vehicles
may have been produced with fuel return lines that could fracture and allow fuel to leak in the area of the fuel tank. If this leak is undetected and there is
an external source of ignition present, this condition could ultimately result in a fire.
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, dealers are to replace the fuel return pipe assembly on all involved vehicles.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1989 Grand Prix model vehicles produced within the following VIN breakpoints:
UP TO
YEAR
PLANT
BEGINNING
AND INCLUDING
1989
Fairfax
KF207820
KF209262
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Ntimber Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle
Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to 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
registratign 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 witli the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
Owner Notification, Dealer Responsibility and Parts Information
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Pontiac Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
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.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future,you
should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
