- Vehicles
- 13,105
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 June 1995
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Gmspo 16 Gallon Fuel Tank
- Gmspo 20 Gallon Fuel Tank
What the defect is
One or more pairs of the six projection welds that attach the sender unit retaining ring to the tank may not have been welded correctly.
What could happen
These welds can fracture during sending unitinstallation. If the welds fractured and was not noticed by the installer,the tank could spray some fuel in a collision and/or leak fuel if thevehicle rolled over. If an ignition source were present, a fire could occur.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK FOR INADEQUATE WELDS ATTACHING THE SENDER UNIT RETAINING RING TO THE TANK. TANKS HAVING INADEQUATE WELDS WILL BE REPLACED.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 June 1995
- Owners notified30 June 1995
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 1 June 1995.
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.equipment description: 16 and 20 gallon aftermarket replacement fuel tanksfor use on 1975 through 1986 chevrolet and gmc c/k series trucks and 1987THROUGH 1991 chevrolet and gmc R/V pickup trucks and chassis-cab trucks.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonabletime, please contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc truck at 1-800-462-8782.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safetyhotline 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.