NHTSA Campaign 07V349000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 07V349000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 07V349000 with NHTSA on August 8, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V349000, NHTSA lists up to 20,594 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2002 and August 31, 2002.
The 07V349000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V349000 were scheduled from December 4, 2007, 118 days after the report.
07V349000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet, Pontiac and Buick, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 07V349000 covers have filed at least 263 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V349000 vehicles, the 2002 Buick Rendezvous has the most (65).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V349000 ranks 119 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 07V349000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 07V349000 was 06V419000, reported on October 31, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).
- The risk
- A FRACTURE MAY ALLOW FUEL VAPORS TO PASS THROUGH AND ALLOW DROPLETS OF FUEL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL WILL BE MAILED IN TWO PHASES WITH THE FIRST PHASE BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 4, 2007. THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE MAILED ON DECEMBER 13, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668. THE VEHICLE POPULATION INCLUDES BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTEK VEHICLE BUILT IN MAY 2003; CHEVROLET VENTURE AND PONTIAC MONTANA VEHICLES BUILT FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 2002; AND ALL VEHICLES REGISTERED IN NEVADA, ARIZONA, VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, AND HAWAII.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06230.
Reported August 8, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V349000 (15)
Pontiac (8)
Chevrolet (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V349000, 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 8, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted