Chevrolet Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly

Chevrolet is recalling about 13,671 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Campaign
15V704000
Manufacturer
Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America
Reported
26 October 2015
Vehicles
13,671
Built between
Mar 2005 – Aug 2008
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 April 2016
Repaired
29%
Unrepaired
9,723

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2005 and August 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006-2008 Chevrolet W3500Built March 2005 to August 2008
  • 2006-2008 Chevrolet W4500Built March 2005 to August 2008
  • 2006-2008 GMC W3500Built July 2005 to August 2008
  • 2006-2008 GMC W4500Built July 2005 to August 2008
  • 2006-2008 Isuzu NPRBuilt March 2005 to August 2008
  • 2006-2008 Isuzu NPR HDBuilt March 2005 to August 2008

Repair progress

9,723 of 13,671 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.

29% repaired — 3,948 of 13,671 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America (Isuzu) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 Isuzu NPR and NPR-HD and Chevrolet W3500 and W4500 trucks manufactured March 16, 2005, to August 13, 2008 and 2006-2008 GMC W3500 and W4500 trucks manufactured July 18, 2005, to August 13, 2008. The affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may corrode and leak fuel.

What could happen

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Isuzu will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. Isuzu issued an interim notification to owners on December 18, 2015. The recall began on April 8, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2005 to August 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 October 2015
  3. Owners notified8 April 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 29% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 October 2015.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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