School Bus Fuel Leak After Accident - Recall Info (96078)

SCHOOL BUS FUEL LEAK AFTER ACCIDENT - RECALL INFO

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

FUEL SYSTEM COMPLIANCE

Model(s): 1993-1996 Chevrolet and GMC P3 62 G/P

Section: Product Campaigns

Bulletin No.: 96078

Date: December, 1996

VEHICLES AFFECTED

1993-1996 Chevrolet and GMC P3 62 G/P Cutaway Chassis Upfitted as school buses.

SERVICE INFORMATION

The Highway Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the customer has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.

If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the customer may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.

To avoid having to provide these burdensome remedies, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER  that is being sent to customers, the customers are being instructed to contact the appropriate Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

DEFECT INVOLVED

General Motors has decided that certain 1993-1996 P3 62 G/P Cutaway Chassis upfitted school bus model vehicles may fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 301, "Fuel System Integrity". These vehicles may exceed the fuel spillage requirements when tested to the requirements of (FMVSS) 301. Additionally, some body builders' methods for attaching the school bus body to the chassis may allow fuel fill and/or vent hose separation under certain collision conditions resulting from this condition could result in post-crash fire.

To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, dealers are to install new shielding for the fuel tank, new fill pipe and vent tube hoses; and if required, add additional attachments to secure the school bus body to the chassis (see applicable body builder instructions at the back of this bulletin).

VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1993-1996 P3 62 G/P Cutaway chassis upfitted as a school bus and built within the following VIN breakpoints:

Year	Division	Model	Plant	Plant Code	From	Through
1993-96	Chevrolet	P3	Detroit	"3"	SOP	EOP
1993-96	GMC	P3	Detroit	"3"	SOP	EOP