Chevrolet Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap

Chevrolet is recalling about 463 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel could leak from the pipe during refueling orturning and spill fuel in excess of amount prescribed by FMVSS 301.

Campaign
88V016000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
9 February 1988
Vehicles
463
Built between
Jun 1987 – Jun 1987
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 February 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1987 and June 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 Chevrolet G10Built June 1987 to June 1987
  • 1987 Chevrolet G20Built June 1987 to June 1987
  • 1987 Chevrolet G30Built June 1987 to June 1987
  • 1987 GMC G15Built June 1987 to June 1987
  • 1987 GMC G25Built June 1987 to June 1987
  • 1987 GMC G35Built June 1987 to June 1987

What the defect is

Fuel tank lower filler pipe may contain small holes at some spot welds used to attach a mounting bracket.

What could happen

Fuel could leak from the pipe during refueling orturning and spill fuel in excess of amount prescribed by FMVSS 301.

What gets fixed

REPLACE FUEL TANK LOWER FILLER PIPE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1987 to June 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 February 1988
  3. Owners notified25 February 1988

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 9 February 1988.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Safety standard
FMVSS 301
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

System: fuel tank/fmvss 301.VEHICLE description: vans.

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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