Recall - Fuel Pump Defect
AM87-68 MAY 18, 1987SUBJECT: FUEL PUMP VENTILATION HOSE CAMPAIGN 86C23 1985-86 CHEVROLET SPECTRUM
CONDITION INVOLVED
GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN SOME 1985-86 CHEVROLET SPECTRUM MODEL VEHICLES. VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN MAY EXPERIENCE PERFORATION OF THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM. A PERFORATED DIAPHRAGM CAN ALLOW FUEL TO THE LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP INTO THE UNDERHOOD AREA. THIS CONDITION COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SUCH A FIRE COULD, IN TIME SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION OCCURRING, A FUEL PUMP VENTILATION HOSE KIT WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
INVOLVED ARE 1985-86 CHEVROLET SPECTRUM MODEL VEHICLES PRODUCED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS:
MODEL YEAR PLANT FROM THROUGH
1985 FUJISAWA F8400105 F8446653
1986 FUJISAWA G8400036 G8461910
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 WILL BE FURNISHED TO THE INVOLVED DEALERS WITH THE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 86C23, WHICH 'WILL BE MAILED SHORTLY.
OWNER LETTERS WILL BE MAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THE DEALER BULLETIN.
PARTS ARE TO BE ORDERED FROM GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS (GMSPO). ONE KIT (PIN 94472971) IS REQUIRED FOR EACH INVOLVED VEHICLE.