Recall 99V268000: Fuel Tank Inspection/Replacement
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V268000Component: FUEL: VEHICLE CRASH, CUT OFF SYSTEM (5-94)
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2000
Make: CHEVROLET TRUCK, PONTIAC TRUCK, OLDSMOBILE TRUCK
Model: VENTURE, MONTANA, SILHOUETTE
YEAR Of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 235
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Minivans with extended wheelbase.
Some of these vehicles have inoperative fuel tank rollover
valves and fuel leakage would exceed the permissible
amount in a rollover test. This does not comply with the
requirements of FMVSS No. 301, "Fuel system Integrity."
In a vehicle rollover accident, if an ignition source is
present, a fire could result.
Dealers will inspect the vehicle to locate and replace those
fuel tanks that could have inoperative rollover valves.
Owner notification began October 11, 1999. 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 1-800-222-102 or
Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or Oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.
Also contact the National Highway Safety Administration's
Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).