NHTSA Campaign 00V153000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 00V153000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V153000 with NHTSA on June 7, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V153000, NHTSA lists up to 4,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 1999 and May 31, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V153000 were scheduled from July 13, 2000, 36 days after the report.
00V153000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V153000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V153000 ranks 171 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V153000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 00V153000 was 99V345000, reported on December 2, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR MOUNTED ROSEN VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." DUE TO THE METHOD OF INSTALLATION OF THE VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER BY THE INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT MEET THE FUEL SPILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- IF THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IS INSTALLED ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE), NO CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. IF THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IS INSTALLED ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE (DRIVER SIDE), THE DEALER WILL REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WITH A REVISED ATTACHMENT BRACKET. THE DEALER WILL ALSO INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN LINE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 13, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.
Reported June 7, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V153000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V153000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 7, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted