DeVille DTS V8-4.6L VIN 9 (2002)
Customers will be notified of this recall on their vehicles by General Motors (see copy of customer letter shown in this bulletin).
Customer Notification - For IPC
Letters will be sent to known owners of record located within areas covered by the US National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. For owners
outside these areas, dealers should notify customers using the sample letter shown.
Dealer Recall Responsibility - For US and IPC (US States Territories and Possessions)
The US National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall of this type must be adequately repaired
within a reasonable time after the customer has tendered it for repair. A failure to 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 customer 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 remedies, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to repair their vehicle as
soon as possible. In the recall notification letters, customers are told how to contact the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration if the recall
is not completed within a reasonable time.
Dealer Recall Responsibility - ALL
all unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this recall MUST be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this recall
bulletin BEFORE customers take possession of these vehicles.
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this recall at no charge to customers, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time
forward.
Customers who have recently purchased vehicles sold from your vehicle inventory, and for which there is no customer information indicated on the
dealer listing, are to be contacted by the dealer. Arrangements are to be made to make the required correction according to the instructions contained in
this bulletin. This could be done by mailing to such customers a copy of the customer letter shown in this bulletin. Recall follow-up cards should not be
used for this purpose, since the customer may not as yet have received the notification letter.
In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this recall enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, please take the steps
necessary to be sure the recall correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
Disclaimer
Service Procedure
The following procedures provides information for diagnosing whether it is necessary to replace the fuel tank pressure sensor only, or the complete fuel
tank assembly and evaporative (EVAP) emission canister. Read the entire service procedure before beginning any work.
1.
Connect a Tech 2 to the vehicle's diagnostic link connector (DLC) and inspect for diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0440 or P0446.
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If neither code is stored, the fuel tank pressure sensor must be replaced. Disconnect the Tech 2 and proceed to the section below titled, "Fuel
Tank Pressure Sensor Replacement."
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If one or both of the codes are stored, additional diagnosis must be performed; proceed to the next step.
2.
Raise the vehicle on a suitable hoist and support as necessary.
3.
Disconnect the hoses from the vapor canister. For additional information, refer to the "Evaporative (EVAP) Emission Canister Replacement"
section in the appropriate Service Manual or SI.
4.
Remove the three nuts that attach the vapor canister to the vehicle and remove the canister and bracket.
5.
Tip the canister upside down (hose fitting facing downwards) and inspect for any fuel leakage.
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If ANY AMOUNT of fuel comes out, the complete fuel tank assembly and EVAP canister must be replaced. Do not install the new canister
until instructed to do so in the service procedure. Proceed to the section below titled "Complete Fuel Tank Assembly and EVAP Emission
Canister Replacement."
