Chevrolet Fuel System, Gasoline: Mounting

Chevrolet is recalling about 3,037 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. These fuel lines can loosen to the point of allowing fuel to leak from the lines resulting in a vehicle fire.

Campaign
94V188000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
4 October 1994
Vehicles
3,037
Built between
Sep 1994 – Sep 1994
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 September 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1994 and September 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 Chevrolet AstroBuilt September 1994 to September 1994
  • 1995 GMC SafariBuilt September 1994 to September 1994

What the defect is

The fuel lines attached to the fuel tank were not properly tightened.

What could happen

These fuel lines can loosen to the point of allowing fuel to leak from the lines resulting in a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL LOWER THE FUEL TANK AND TIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK LINES TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1994 to September 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA4 October 1994
  3. Owners notified21 September 1994

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 4 October 1994.

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.
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; fuel tank assembly.vehicle description: passenger vans equipped with L35 engines.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact chevrolet truck at 1-800-222-1020, or gmc at 1-810-456-4547. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

Same brand