Fuel Cap Tether Broken Or Lost (16 11 10)

FUEL CAP TETHER BROKEN OR LOST

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

SUBJECT

Fuel Cap Tether Broken or Lost 

SITUATION

The customer complains that the fuel cap rubber tether is broken or is lost because it has become dislodged from the fuel cap and body of the vehicle.

PROCEDURE

If either of these situations is encountered, replace the fuel cap and tether using the appropriate cap part number described in EPC.

WARRANTY INFORMATION

Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle/SAV Limited Warranty as applicable.

Defect Code:  16 11 02 01 00

Labor Operation:	Labor Allowance:	Description:
16 99 000	3 FRU	Replace fuel cap (If claimed as a main labor code)
or
+16 99 000	2 FRU	Replace fuel cap (If claimed as a plus labor code)

There is no specific labor operation provided in the KSD2 for the repair procedure described in this Service Information bulletin. We have therefore provided both the main and the associated FRU values under a work time labor code to enable you to choose the correct application.

+Associated Work - In this case labor code 16 99 000 only includes the time necessary to complete the specific task(s); it is therefore not considered a main labor operation.

Only one main labor operation can be claimed per repair visit. All other labor operations on the same line or other lines must be claimed using plus code labor operations

+Associated Work - In this case labor code 16 99 000 only includes the time necessary to complete the specific task(s); it is therefore not considered a main labor operation.