NHTSA Campaign 99V302000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 99V302000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V302000 with NHTSA on October 29, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V302000, NHTSA lists up to 43,218 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 1999 and September 30, 1999.
The 99V302000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V302000 were scheduled from November 18, 1999, 20 days after the report.
99V302000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V302000 covers have filed at least 56 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V302000 ranks 94 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V302000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 99V302000 was 99V268000, reported on September 29, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL FILL FITTING IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FUEL TANK. IN THAT CONDITION, FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT IN AN FMVSS TEST. FUEL LEAKS MAY OCCUR, PARTICULARLY AFTER REFUELING OR WHEN THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL.
- The risk
- IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 99075. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020.
Reported October 29, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V302000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V302000, 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, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted