NHTSA Campaign 01V136000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 01V136000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 01V136000 with NHTSA on April 24, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V136000, NHTSA lists up to 126,745 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 1999 and March 31, 2001.
The 01V136000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V136000 were scheduled from June 29, 2001, 66 days after the report.
01V136000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V136000 ranks 53 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 01V136000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 01V136000 was 00V404000, reported on December 6, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.4L ENGINE AND NON-ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." A FUEL RETURN LINE CAN BECOME SEVERED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE.
- The risk
- IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BRACKET THAT WILL MAINTAIN POSITIONING OF THE FUEL LINE IN A FRONTAL CRASH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 29, 2001. 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.
Reported April 24, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V136000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V136000, 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: April 24, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted