NHTSA Campaign 02V121000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 02V121000 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 02V121000 with NHTSA on August 23, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V121000, NHTSA lists up to 136,511 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2001 and February 28, 2002.
The 02V121000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V121000 were scheduled from September 20, 2002, 28 days after the report.
02V121000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 02V121000 covers have filed at least 101 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V121000 vehicles, the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (101).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V121000 ranks 50 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V121000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 02V121000 was 01V136000, reported on April 24, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A FUEL FILTER FITTING CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, A NO-START CONDITION WOULD RESULT AND FUEL WOULD BE PUMPED OUT THE FUEL FILTER ONTO THE GROUND.
- The risk
- IF THE FITTING BECOMES DISCONNECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A DISCONNECTED FUEL FILTER FITTING COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER QUICK CONNECT RETAINERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2002. 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. GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Reported August 23, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V121000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V121000, 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: August 23, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted