Recall Detail

PONTIAC / MONTANA / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 11766 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PONTIAC
Recalled Component Id: 000009610000202642000000153 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: MONTANA Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V268000 Mfr Campaign Number: 99061
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 235
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 11 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Sep, 29 1999
Record Creation date : Oct, 18 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number: 301
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: mini vans 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." Consequence Summary: In a vehicle rollover accident, if an ignition source is present, a fire could result.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the vehicles to locate and replace those fuel tanks that could have inoperative rollover valves. Recall Notes: 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 1-800-222-1020, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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