MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED …
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MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10045440
136,000 miles · Jul 16, 2003
Fuel System, Gasoline
THE FUEL LINE SPLIT (CRACKED) BETWEEN THE #5 AND #7 FUEL INJECTOR / SPRAYING OVER 1/4 TANK OVER FUEL ON TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE IN ONLY A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10028364
120,000 miles · Jul 11, 2003
Fuel System, GasolineFire
PULLING OUT FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. ENGINE BURNED UP. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE DRIVE WAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FUEL RAIL APPEARED TO HAVE RUPTURED.
NHTSA ODI #10015451
Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2002
Fuel System, Gasoline
FUEL RAIL HOSES WHICH ARE MADE OF PLASTIC SPLIT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPILL QUARTER TANK OF GAS ALL OVER ENGINE. DT
NHTSA ODI #768591
Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 2002
Fuel System, Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED OVER, AND DISCOVERED THAT FUEL RAIL HAD SPEWED GAS ALL OVER ENGINE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8019139
Mileage unknown · Sep 12, 2002
Fuel System, Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FUEL TANK HAD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8018513
Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
FIRST FAILURE 09/2000 - 41450 MILES. SECOND FAILURE 09/2001 - 62444 MILES. BOTH FAILURES INVOLVED THE SAME ELECTRICAL WIRE ON BOTH PUMPS. FIRST PUMP SHOWED SIGNS OF ARCING. SECOND PUMP, WIRE WAS MELTED. I HAVE BOTH PUMPS IF INSPECTION IS DESIRED. THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS A DEFINITE SAFETY FACTOR T…
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FIRST FAILURE 09/2000 - 41450 MILES. SECOND FAILURE 09/2001 - 62444 MILES. BOTH FAILURES INVOLVED THE SAME ELECTRICAL WIRE ON BOTH PUMPS. FIRST PUMP SHOWED SIGNS OF ARCING. SECOND PUMP, WIRE WAS MELTED. I HAVE BOTH PUMPS IF INSPECTION IS DESIRED. THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS A DEFINITE SAFETY FACTOR TO ME. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS COMPLETED 10/02/2001, HOWEVER, NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE WIRE TO ARC/MELT.*AK
NHTSA ODI #753019
Mileage unknown · Apr 5, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
FUEL RETURN LINE: FOUL SMELL IN CAR, TOOK TO EMICH OLDS BUT FAILED TO CORRECT. RETURNED DUE TO CONTINUED SMELL, FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED LEAK. FUEL RAIL/FUEL REGULATOR: STRONG, SICKENING FUMES ENTERED CAR INTERIOR, THEN CAR LOST POWER AND BARELY MAINTAINED 20MPH ON WAY HOME. AFTER I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, A LARGE QUANTIT…
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FUEL RETURN LINE: FOUL SMELL IN CAR, TOOK TO EMICH OLDS BUT FAILED TO CORRECT. RETURNED DUE TO CONTINUED SMELL, FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED LEAK. FUEL RAIL/FUEL REGULATOR: STRONG, SICKENING FUMES ENTERED CAR INTERIOR, THEN CAR LOST POWER AND BARELY MAINTAINED 20MPH ON WAY HOME. AFTER I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, A LARGE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS SAFETY BEFORE TOWING CAR FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR WAS MADE, STRONG GASOLINE FUMES REMAINED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CONTINUED SEEPING INTO CAR. EMICH WAS FINALLY ABLE TO APPLY A CLEANING TREATMENT TO REMOVE SMELL. CRANKCASE SEAL: REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY BY EMICH OLDS, HAD TO BE REPEATED. NOTE: THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER MECHANICAL REPAIRS NEEDED ON THIS CAR, PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST YEAR, TOO MANY TO REPORT HERE. MANY REQUIRED MORE THAN ONE TRIP TO EMICH TO DIAGNOSE/REPAIR. THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!, HAD TO BE REPEATED A SECOND TIME BY EMICH OLDS. DRIVEWAY AT HOME, A LARGE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #743552
Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline
THIS MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND WAS ALSO INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TRYIN…
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THIS MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND WAS ALSO INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TRYING TO DUPLICATE THIS MALFUNCTION, KING OLDSMOBILE, 1399 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441, PH: 954 574-1427,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEY DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FUEL PUMP, THEY FOUND FRAYED WIRING AND EVIDENCE OF ARCING AT AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. (I HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMING WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE REPAIRED. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE CUSTORMER SERVICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM I FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREA, SINCE THE NHTSA WEBSITE HAD THREE SIMILAR REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS, ODI ID 866437, 780417, 850386. THEY RECORDED THIS INFORMATION, HOWEVER , I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THIS APPEARS NOT TO BE AN ISOLATED CASE. MY FILE NUMBER AT OLDSMOBILE IS 00313584, CUSTOMER SERVICE PH: 1-800-442-6537. *AK
NHTSA ODI #732355
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline
DUE TO A SPILT CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN FUEL INJECTOR ON THE FUEL RAIL, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. *AK
SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK. CRACKING OF THE FUEL RAIL OR RETURN LINE TUBING CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL WITH A NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAIL. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2004, FOR 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES. OWNERS OF 1995 CADILLACS AND 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WERE SENT LETTERS ON AUGUST 6, 2004. ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO OWNERS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A MALFUNCTION ALARM, LIGHTING AND LOCKING (MALL) MODULE THAT CAN CONTAIN A DAMAGED CAPACITOR. IF THE CAPACITOR IS DAMAGED, THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION" WARNING CHIME AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED WARNING CHIME AND INDICATOR LAMP MAY NOT WORK. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION" AND FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." IN ADDITION, OTHER CHIME REMINDER FUNCTIONS, INTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS, AND POWER DOOR LOCKING FEATURES ARE ALSO AFFECTED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE; THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THE KEY WAS LEFT IN THE IGNITION OR THAT THE SAFETY BELT WAS NOT BUCKLED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF REQUIRED, REPLACE THE MALL MODULE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
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Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
Fuel System, Gasoline
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES USED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED BY DANA.THE FUEL RAIL JUMPER TUBES WERE MADE OF MONOLAYER NYLON 12 (PA12).IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998, THE JUMPER TUBE MATERIAL WAS CHANGED FROM PA12 TO M-BOND (A MULTI-LAYER PTFE/PA12).IN ADDITION, ALL SERVICE PARTS PRODUCED SINCE THE END OF PRODUCTION 1997 USE THE M-BOND JUMPER TUBES. MATERIAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY DANA ON FAILED FUEL RAILS SHOWED THAT THE MONO-LAYER NYLON 12 JUMPER TUBES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING (ESC).GM BELIEVES THE ESC IS A RESULT OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL BLENDED FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGNED IN STRESS. EIGHT OF THE GM COMPLAINTS ARE DUPLICATIVE OF ODI COMPLAINTS.ODI HAS RECEIVED 77 OF IT'S 123 COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.FUEL RAIL PART SALES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS RANGE FROM 3.0 PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR THE MY 1997 CADILLAC VEHICLES TO 13.1 PERCENT FOR THE MY 1995 AURORAS.AT LEAST ONE OF THE FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHIN A GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE CONSUMERS HOME.THE FIRE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE DWELLING AS WELL AS THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS.
PE99059 · Rear Seat Belt Retractor
Opened Sep 15, 1999 · Closed Feb 22, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:rear/other
COMPLAINTS GENERALLY STATED THAT ONE OR BOTH OUTBOARD REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AT ALL AND ARE USELESS.IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT PROVIDE ANY TENSION AND HAVE EXCESS SLACK.THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY HAS A PLASTIC COVER NEXT TO THE RETRACTOR RETURN SPRING.ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM), HEAT MAY SOFTEN, WARP AND DEFLECT THE PLASTIC SPRING COVER ALLOWING THE RETURN SPRING TO DISENGAGE THROUGH AND JAM IN THE SPRING COVER ACCESS HOLE RENDERING THE RETURN SPRING NONFUNCTIONAL.TO ELIMANATE THE PROBLEM, GM CHANGED THE SPRING COVER MATERIAL AND ACCESS HOLE AT THE BEGINNING OF PRODUCTION OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1996 BUICK RIVIERA AND OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES.BOTH COMPLAINTS AND WARRANTY CLAIMS HAVE DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM MY 1995 SUBJECT VEHICLES TO MY 1996 VEHICLES.
SQ96012 · Rear Compartment Lid Rod Separation
Opened Jun 25, 1996 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Structure
ADDITION INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SUBJECT BULLETIN.
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