NHTSA Campaign 09V419000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 09V419000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V419000 with NHTSA on October 29, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V419000, NHTSA lists up to 69,139 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2006 and March 30, 2007.
The 09V419000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V419000 were scheduled from February 4, 2010, 98 days after the report.
09V419000 covers 3 models from Chevrolet, Saturn and Pontiac, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 09V419000 covers have filed at least 595 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V419000 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has the most (215).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V419000 ranks 77 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V419000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 09V419000 was 09V154000, reported on May 6, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. A SPECIAL COVERAGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR MODEL YEAR 2006 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND TEXAS AND MODEL YEAR 2007 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 090226.
Reported October 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V419000 (5)
Chevrolet (2)
Saturn (2)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V419000, 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 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted