Defect Description For Recall
Certain Medium Duty C-Series And B7 School Bus Chassis Equipped With A 7.4 Liter Gas Engine And An Impco Lpg Conversion Kit. Some Of These Vehicles May Have Engine Backfires With Sufficient Force To Damage The Engine Air Intake System And The Air Cleaner Filter Element.
Make Of Vehicle
CHEVROLET
Model Of Vehicle
C6500
Year
1999
Recall Campaign Number
02V287000
Component Description
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Effect Of Defect
If The Damaged Air Cleaner Parts Are Dislodged From Their Normal Position, These Parts Could Come In Contact With The Hot Exhaust Manifold And/Or Hot Exhaust Gas Recirculation (Egr) Valve Tube Resulting In A Possible Engine Compartment Fire.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Install A Redesigned Mixer Bonnet And Air Cleaner Housing Cover, SeleCTIve Upgrades In Various ConneCTIons Related To The Air InduCTIon System, And If Needed, A New Air Cleaner Filter. Owner Notification Began December 18, 2002. 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 Or GMC At 1-800-462-8782.
Vehicle Manufacturer
General Motors Corp.
Start Of Manufacture
19981001
End Of Manufacture
19990630
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
2011
Date Owners Notified
20021218
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
General Motors, Llc
Date Report Received
20021104
Make Campaign Number
2044