wpc part request hazardous material

Parts007
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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So i just received a return request for a fuel injector. i figured it would be classified as hazmat, however when i type the number into the gmspomsds website, it is not listed as Hazmat. i am a little dumbfounded and figure however i ship it back, i will be wrong.
Parts007
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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Parts007 wrote:So i just received a return request for a fuel injector. i figured it would be classified as hazmat, however when i type the number into the gmspomsds website, it is not listed as Hazmat. i am a little dumbfounded and figure however i ship it back, i will be wrong.

answering my own question. from GCUS-9-7300:


Any part that comes in contact with flammable liquid (i.e. fuel) is considered a hazardous material.

Example: If a fuel line received from the parts warehouse is considered new and unused, it is not considered a hazmat material. However, if the same part has been installed in a vehicle and has been in contact with a flammable liquid (i.e. fuel), it is now considered a hazardous material and should be shipped under the 49 CFR Hazardous Material Regulations and sent via Central Transport (US Dealers).
TimK
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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Parts007 wrote:So i just received a return request for a fuel injector. i figured it would be classified as hazmat, however when i type the number into the gmspomsds website, it is not listed as Hazmat. i am a little dumbfounded and figure however i ship it back, i will be wrong.
exactly

they don't want the part back, they just need an excuse to debit you for the claim.
Parts007
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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TimK wrote:
Parts007 wrote:So i just received a return request for a fuel injector. i figured it would be classified as hazmat, however when i type the number into the gmspomsds website, it is not listed as Hazmat. i am a little dumbfounded and figure however i ship it back, i will be wrong.
exactly

they don't want the part back, they just need an excuse to debit you for the claim.

SO now i have to purchase a "hazmat" certified box and order the proper labels just for this one WPC request.
LOKI1
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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What I don't understand is how they can debit you back if it's shipped without the proper procedure's being followed. Would that not be an issue for DOT ? Is GM acting as an agent for the government?
TimK
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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Parts007 wrote:
TimK wrote:
Parts007 wrote:So i just received a return request for a fuel injector. i figured it would be classified as hazmat, however when i type the number into the gmspomsds website, it is not listed as Hazmat. i am a little dumbfounded and figure however i ship it back, i will be wrong.
exactly

they don't want the part back, they just need an excuse to debit you for the claim.

SO now i have to purchase a "hazmat" certified box and order the proper labels just for this one WPC request.
You can print the hazmat label off the internet.

You don't need a hazmat certified box for a fuel injector.

Be sure and dot your i's and cross your t's or you will get the warning letter or a debit.
TimK
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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LOKI1 wrote:What I don't understand is how they can debit you back if it's shipped without the proper procedure's being followed. Would that not be an issue for DOT ? Is GM acting as an agent for the government?
It's a shakedown, plain and simple.
gmsubparts
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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I shipped my hazmat fob battery on the 4th and wpc received it today the 23rd. Only in our final notice for claim to be debited.
PartsPlant81
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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We started saving all of the boxes that we receive that have Haz Mat labels on the box.

I had to ship a couple of fuel pipes to WPC last month and I shipped them back in airbag boxes that we had stocked up here. The boxes had the 9 label and I just crossed out the UN # on the box and wrote the proper UN # above the label.

We did not get debited back.
JGROSS1978
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Re: wpc part request hazardous material

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PartsPlant81 wrote:We started saving all of the boxes that we receive that have Haz Mat labels on the box.

I had to ship a couple of fuel pipes to WPC last month and I shipped them back in airbag boxes that we had stocked up here. The boxes had the 9 label and I just crossed out the UN # on the box and wrote the proper UN # above the label.

We did not get debited back.
Did you use UN3528?
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