Corvette V8-350 5.7L DOHC VIN J MFI (1990)
Technical Service Bulletin # 90C106C
Date: 900101
Recall - Fuel Lines Leak
Number:
90C10
Section:
6C
Date:
January, 1990
Subject:
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90C10 FUEL LINES
Model and Year:
1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTES WITH LT5 ENGINES
To:
All Chevrolet 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 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 that is being sent to owners, 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 Involved
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1990 Chevrolet Corvette model vehicles with LT5
engines. The fuel feed and return line connectors of these vehicles were built with the incorrect line end flare configuration. If these lines are left
uncorrected, the line ends could crack causing a fuel leak and possibly an engine compartment fire.
To prevent this condition from occurring, new fuel lines with the correct end flare configuration will be installed on the involved vehicles.
Vehicles Involved
Involved are certain 1990 Chevrolet Corvette model vehicles with LT5 engines built within the following VIN breakpoints:
MODEL
YEAR
PLANT
FROM
THROUGH
Y
1990
Bowling Green
L5800001
L5800213
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 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
registration 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 with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
Notification and Campaign Information
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division. Some owners will receive letters addressing more than one
campaign on their vehicle (see copy of owner letters included with this bulletin) as shown in the chart below.
VIN Range
Campaigns Addressed In Owner Letters
L5800001 - L5800120
90C07 / 90C09 / 90C10
L5800121 - L5800213
90C07 / 90C10
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