Defect, Vehicles, Owner, Dealer and Parts Information
DEFECT INVOLVEDGeneral Motors has determined that certain 1988 C/K Trucks do not conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components." The trucks were assembled with door striker nuts which may be cracked or broken. In the event of a collision impact, a cracked or broken striker nut could allow the door to unexpectedly open.
DEFECT INVOLVED (CONT'D)
To prevent this condition from occurring it will be necessary to replace the existing door striker nuts on all involved vehicles.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1988 C/K 10-30 model trucks built at Oshawa within the following VIN breakpoints:
PLANT FROM THROUGH
Oshawa J1105100 J1106750
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 the 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 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.
This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the standard identified above. Under Section 108 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY (CONT'D) consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each such sale.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts required to complete this correction are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). To ensure these parts will be obtained as soon as possible, they should be ordered from GMSPO on a C.I.O. with no special instruction code, but on an advise code (2).
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
15594594 Nut (Threaded Plate) 2