| NHTSA Record Id: 12963 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008017000007083000000146 |
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| Model Name: JIMMY |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V234000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 30 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 432183 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 21 1996 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Nov, 14 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 27 1996 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 301 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 4-door, 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive multi-purpose passenger vehicles. during development testing, the prop shaft contacted the inboard side of the fuel tank allowing fuel leakage. this leakage was in excess of the amount permitted by fmvss 301, "fuel system integrity." |
Consequence Summary: If an ignition source is present, and there is a fuel leak, a fire could occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install additional shielding of the fuel tank. this will be added without removing or disassembling the fuel system. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began during late november 1996.note: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, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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