NHTSA Campaign 06V398000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 06V398000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V398000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V398000, NHTSA lists up to 17,676 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006.
The 06V398000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V398000 were scheduled from November 16, 2006, 30 days after the report.
06V398000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V398000 ranks 128 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V398000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V398000 was 06V020000, reported on January 25, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.6L ENGINE, DURING A NCAP SEVERE FRONTAL CRASH TEST, THE FUEL LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED A FRACTURE. IN ADDITION, THE CRASH DAMAGE CAUSED FOUR SHORT CIRCUITS IN THE FUSE BLOCK, THE COMBINATION OF WHICH ALLOWED THE FUEL PUMP TO CONTINUE RUNNING AND FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND.
- The risk
- IF THESE CONDITIONS OCCURRED IN AN ACTUAL CRASH, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK AND INSTALL A NEW SECTION OF FUEL LINE THAT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06133.
Reported October 17, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V398000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V398000, 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: October 17, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted