Defect, Vehicle, Owner, Responsibility & Parts Info

DEFECT INVOLVED

General Motors has determined that certain 1988 Chevrolet K10 series trucks produced at Oshawa Truck Assembly with incorrect tire information printed on the certification label. The trucks were assembled with the correct size tires, but the tire size data on the certification labels is incorrect. The incorrect tire information fails to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 120, "Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles other Than Passenger Cars."
To correct this condition, a new certification label is to be affixed to each affected vehicle.

Since a new certification label can be easily installed and to reduce owner inconvenience, new certification labels will be sent directly to owners of record. Owners may install the new label or ask their servicing Chevrolet Dealer to do the service. Dealer service is to be done at no charge to owners.

VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1988 Chevrolet K10 series trucks built at Oshawa within the following VIN breakpoints:

MODEL/YEAR PLANT FROM THROUGH OPTION

K10 1988 Oshawa J1133895 J1181028 W/XGL TIRES

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.

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 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

A new certification label required for each vehicle involved will be mailed to owners of record or involved dealers by Chevrolet Motor Division. The label will contain the VIN and corresponding rim, tire inflation, and loading information.

If the existing label's VIN does not match the new label or the new label was not received, contact your Branch Office to make arrangements to receive a replacement.