Recall Detail

CHEVROLET / IMPALA / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 4383 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET
Recalled Component Id: 000013207000202834000000153 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: IMPALA Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V136000 Mfr Campaign Number: 01035
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 2001
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 126745
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 29 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Apr, 24 2001
Record Creation date : Apr, 26 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number: 301
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 3.4l engine and non-antilock braking system (abs). these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 301, "fuel system integrity." a fuel return line can become severed in a frontal collision, resulting in fuel spillage. Consequence Summary: If an ignition source was present, a fire could occur.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a brake master cylinder bracket that will maintain positioning of the fuel line in a frontal crash. owner notification began june 29, 2001. 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. Recall Notes: 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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