Defect & Vehicle Involved; Owner, Dealer, Parts Information
DEFECT INVOLVEDGeneral Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in certain 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier, Corsica and Beretta model vehicles equipped with 2.0L or 2.8L engines. Some of the involved vehicles may have been built with the potential for a fuel tank leak. Small creases on the underside of the tank may fatigue and crack during pressure
cycling of the tank which occurs during normal operation of the vehicle. Over a period of time, a crack may form at the location of the crease and cause the fuel tank to leak. If this leak is undetected and there is an external source of ignition present, this condition could ultimately result in a fire.
To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to inspect all involved vehicles and replace fuel tanks as required per the instructions in the SERVICE PROCEDURE section of this bulletin.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier, Corsica and Beretta model vehicles equipped with a 2.0L or 2.8L engine and produced within the following VIN breakpoints:
MODEL/YEAR PLANT FROM THROUGH
1989 Cavalier Lordstown K7139145 K7142007
1989 Cavalier Janesville KJ146275 KJ151216
1989 Corsica/
Beretta Wilmington KY158700 KY160835
1989 Corsica/
Beretta Linden KE160817 KE162942
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.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor 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.
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts, when required, are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). To ensure parts will be obtained as soon as possible, they should be ordered from GMSPO on a "C.I.O." order with no special instruction code, but on an advise code (2).
Quantity/
Part Number Vehicle
22536716 Tank, Fuel - 2.8L Engine (VIN Code
"W") Only.................................. 1
22527083 Tank, Fuel - 2.OL Engine (VIN Codes
"1", "K", Or "M") Only..................... 1
3893116 O-Ring, Fuel Tank Sender ................... 1
22524101 Sound Insulator, Fuel Tank.................. 2
561270 Sound Insulator, Fuel Tank.................. 1
NOTICE: It is expected that only 16% (one in six) vehicles inspected will require fuel tank replacement; please order tanks accordingly, based on attached involved vehicle listing.