Firebird V8-305 5.0L (1982)
Operation
Code
Operation
Hours
Hours
Replace Thermo
Vacuum Switch
96
V4090
0.3
0.1
*In addition dealerships will receive 0.1 hours credit for dealer administrative services associated with this campaign. The 0.1 hours allowance is to be
entered in the "Other Labor Hours" field with each campaign repair listed for credit. This entry will not require authorization.
FAILURE CODE 96 MUST BE USED WITH THE LABOR OPERATION.
Dealers will be credited via Warranty Document or Terminal Transmission, whichever is their normal method of submission for payment. Claims must
contain all information required and should list the labor operation as outlined.
RECORDING COMPLETION
Repairs submitted for vehicles not involved in the campaign will not be paid.
Campaign completion will be recorded from "PROPERLY COMPLETED AND PAID WARRANTY CLAIMS". Owners are being asked to present the
owner reply card for identification to their dealer at the time they bring in their vehicle to have the campaign performed.
SERVICE DEPARTMENT PONTIAC DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Pontiac bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, NOT a "do-it-yourselfer. They are written to inform these technicians of conditions
that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the
equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, DO NOT assume that the bulletin applies
to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See your Pontiac dealer for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the
information.
Dear Pontiac Owner:
General Motors has determined that your 1982 Pontiac Firebird may experience an inoperative canister purge Thermo Vacuum Switch (TVS). An
inoperative canister purge TVS can adversely affect the intended function of the evaporative emission system on your vehicle.
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, the canister purge TVS will be replaced. This service will be performed for you at no charge.
Instructions for making this correction have been sent to your Pontiac dealer. Please contact your Pontiac dealer to arrange a mutually satisfactory
service date. The labor time necessary to perform this service is approximately twenty (20) minutes. Please ask your dealer if you wish to know how
much additional time will be required to process your vehicle.
The enclosed Owner Identification Reply Card identifies your vehicle. Presentation of this card to your dealer will assist in making the correction to your
vehicle in the shortest possible time. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage paid Owner Identification
Reply Card and returning it to us so that we may update our records. Should your dealer not schedule a service date within a reasonable time, you should
contact the Customer Assistance Department, Pontiac Home Office, by calling: 800-762-2737.
If your dealer or the Pontiac Home Office are unable to remedy this condition within a reasonable time, you may wish to advise the Environmental
Protection Agency, at the following address: Director, Manufacturers Operation Division (EN-340), United States Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. To ensure your full protection under the emission warranty made applicable to your vehicle by Federal
Law, and your right to participate in future recalls, it is recommended that you have your vehicle serviced as soon as possible. Failure to do so could
legally be determined to be lack of proper maintenance of your vehicle. Also, your vehicle may fail a state of local emission inspection test if this recall
work is not accomplished.
Should your dealer find that your evaporative emission system has been intentionally disabled, you will be asked if you wish the system to be restored so
that it will function as designed. The cost of such restoration will be your responsibility.
We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of your continued satisfaction with our products.
