NHTSA Campaign 04V376000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V376000 covers 4 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 04V376000 with NHTSA on August 2, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V376000, NHTSA lists up to 1,103 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 25, 2004 and July 26, 2004.
Owner notification letters for 04V376000 were scheduled from July 30, 2004.
04V376000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V376000 ranks 205 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V376000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V376000 was 04V301000, reported on June 30, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 5.3L (RPO L59) V8 ENGINES, THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE RETAINER SCREWS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY BREAK.
- The risk
- IF THE TUBE RETAINER SCREW BREAKS, FUEL COULD LEAK FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER JOINT, THE ENGINE MAY STALL AND, IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE RETAINER SCREWS. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON JULY 30, 2004, WITH A FOLLOWUP OWNER LETTER BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. NOTE: THE GM BULLETIN LISTS THE TAHOE AND YUKON MODELS BECAUSE CANADIAN VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN. NO U.S. TAHOE OR YUKON VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE U.S. CAMPAIGN.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04066. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONGM RECALL NO. 04066.
Reported August 2, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V376000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V376000, 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 2, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted