NHTSA Campaign 12V388000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 12V388000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 12V388000 with NHTSA on August 8, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V388000, NHTSA lists up to 9,389 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 20, 2003 and June 21, 2004.
The 12V388000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V388000 were scheduled from October 1, 2012, 54 days after the report.
12V388000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 12V388000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V388000 vehicles, the 2003 GMC Savana has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V388000 ranks 12 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V388000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 1 other recall on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 12V388000 was 12V289000, reported on June 22, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with a left side cargo door, and originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Water and road contaminants may become trapped in the protective conduit that covers the fuel filler pipe and may cause the pipe to corrode.
- The risk
- Significant corrosion may allow fuel to leak during refueling, and in the presence of an ignition source; there is an increased risk of fire.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fuel filler neck, free of charge. The safety recall began on October 1, 2012. Owners may contact the Chevrolet owner center at 1-866-694-6546 and GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM's campaign number is 12166.
Reported August 8, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V388000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V388000, 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, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted