Manufacturer communication — 2006 GMC YUKON DENALI XL

• Applies to 2015 and earlier GM passenger cars and trucks.

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  Models: 2015 and Prior GM Passenger Cars and Trucks

• GM Vehicle Care Odor Eliminator has been shown to greatly reduce or remove mold and mildew smells resulting from vehicle water leaks, as well as customer created odors such as smoke.

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  This odorless product has been shown to greatly reduce or remove objectionable smells of mold and mildew resulting from vehicle water leaks (as well as customer created odors, i.e. smoke).

Steps to confirm (in the document’s order)

• Confirm that all water leaks have been repaired, determine which areas were water soaked or wet, and replace components with visible mold/mildew staining.

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  Confirm that all water leaks have been repaired. Determine what areas of the vehicle were water soaked or wet. Components with visible mold/mildew staining should be replaced.

Repair

1. If the interior is removed, treat the floor pan and primed/painted surfaces with bleach/soap solution, rinse with clean water and dry.

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   If the interior is removed the floor pan and primed/painted surfaces should be treated with bleach/soap solution, rinsed with clean water and dried.

2. Treat all carpeting and upholstered seats lightly to moderately with the product at full strength using a wide fan spray setting.

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   The third step to neutralizing the vehicle is a light to medium treatment of all carpeting and upholstered seats with the GM Vehicle Care Odor Eliminator formula and a wide fan spray setting (at full strength)

3. For the ventilation system, start the vehicle and turn the fan on high cool, not the A/C setting.

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   Start the vehicle and turn the vehicle fan on high cool (not A/C setting).

4. Spray the formula (10 trigger pulls) into the outside fresh air intake vent at the cowl at the base of the windshield.

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   Spray the formula (10 trigger pulls) into the outside fresh air intake vent (cowl at base of windshield).

Parts

• GM Vehicle Care Odor Eliminator, 32 oz (946 mL) non-aerosol bottle: 88861431 (in Canada, 88861436).

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  88861431 (in Canada, 88861436) GM Vehicle Care Odor Eliminator – 32 oz (946 mL) Non-Aerosol Bottle

Caution

• Use the product together with diagnosis that first eliminates the root cause of the odor, such as a water leak, and then the residual odor.

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  It should be used in conjunction with diagnostic procedures (in cases such as a water leak) to first eliminate the root cause of the odor, and then the residual odor to permanently correct the vehicle condition.

• Keep the product away from vinegar or any acidic substance; acid-based products hamper its effectiveness or render it inert.

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  Also avoid letting this product come into contact with vinegar or any acidic substance. Acid-based products will hamper the effectiveness of, or render GM Vehicle Care Odor Eliminator inert.