NHTSA Campaign 00V160000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 00V160000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V160000 with NHTSA on June 16, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V160000, NHTSA lists up to 248 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2000 and May 31, 2000.
The 00V160000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V160000 were scheduled from June 21, 2000, 5 days after the report.
00V160000 covers 3 models from Buick and Chevrolet, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V160000 ranks 230 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V160000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 00V160000 was 00V153000, reported on June 7, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE FLEXIBLE FUEL FILL HOSE TO THE METAL FILL TUBE MAY BE LOOSE AND COULD SEPARATE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE EXCEEDING THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL HOSE FILL NECK CLAMP AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION AND TIGHTEN THE CLAMP.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 21, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.
Reported June 16, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V160000 (3)
Buick (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V160000, 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 16, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted