NHTSA Campaign 03V454000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 03V454000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V454000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V454000, NHTSA lists up to 79 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2003 and September 30, 2003.
The 03V454000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V454000 were scheduled from November 4, 2003.
03V454000 covers 2 models from Buick and Pontiac, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 03V454000 covers have filed at least 30 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V454000 vehicles, the 2004 Buick Rendezvous has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V454000 ranks 240 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V454000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 03V454000 was 03V238000, reported on July 1, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A WELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK CAN FAIL.
- The risk
- IF THESE PARTS SEPARATE, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE AN ODOR OF FUEL, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE, AND/OR FUEL MAY LEAK ONTO THE GROUND. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE FUEL TANK TO SEE IF IT IS ON THE LIST OF AFFECTED TANKS. IF THE SERIAL NUMBER MATCHES, THE FUEL TANK WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 4, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03055.
Reported November 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V454000 (2)
Buick (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V454000, 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: November 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted