Dealer Letter
TO: General Motors DealersThis notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
REASON FOR THIS RECALL
General Motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain recently manufactured replacement fuel tanks sold through General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). The tanks involved are 16 and 20 gallon service part fuel tanks used on 1975-86 C/K Pickup and 1987-91 R/V Pickup and Cab-Chassis trucks. These replacement tanks may have one or more pairs of the six projection welds that attach the sender unit retaining ring to the tank which may not meet specification. These welds may fracture during sending unit installation. If the welds fractured and this was not noticed by the installer, the tank could spray some fuel in a collision and/or could leak fuel if the vehicle rolled over. If an ignition source were present, a fire could occur.
Service tanks involved in this recall are GM part numbers as shown.
These tanks service 1975-86 C/K and 1987-91 R/V Pickup and Cab-Chassis trucks. These trucks were produced by GM between December 1, 1993 through September 12, 1994, and were sold through GMSPO. Included in this letter is a list of involved tanks sold to your dealership.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Your dealership sales records require inspection to determine the name and address of purchasers of these replacement tanks.
^ If the purchaser is the owner of the vehicle, you should send the owner a copy of the owner letter requesting their truck be brought in for inspection per Campaign Bulletin 91-C-51.
^ If the purchaser is NOT the owner of the vehicle, (e.g. a body shop, independent repair shop, etc.), you should contact the repair facility and obtain the owner's name and address so you can send the owner a copy of the owner letter requesting their truck be brought in for inspection per Campaign Bulletin 91-C-51.
Copies of the owner's name and address for each listed part number, along with your dealership name, address and dealer code should be mailed to the appropriate division:
Chevrolet Motor Division GMC Truck Division
Mail Code 480 205 210 Product Campaigns
30007 Van Dyke 31 E. Judson (MC 1607-02)
Warren, MI 48090-9065 Pontiac, MI 48342-2230
Attention: Campaign Coordinator Attention: Campaign Coordinator
If the subject fuel tank was sold to a repair facility rather than to the vehicle owner, contact that facility to obtain the name and address of the vehicle owner. Send that customer a copy of the attached owner notification letter and forward the names and addresses of these customers to the above address.
Since this recall involves only replacement parts, and GM records do not contain the customer name and address, it is very important that each involved dealer take the necessary time required to responsibly identify customer who have purchased these tanks.
If you have any of these tanks in inventory, they should be returned to GMSPO which will credit you account for the purchase plus an allowance for handling or provide you with a replacement tank. Use SPO form PC659 and the customary procedures for defective part return as descried in the Parts Policy and Procedures Manual.
Your prompt attention to this matter is most appreciated.