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NHTSA campaign 00V160000 · Manufacturer campaign 00056

Buick and Chevrolet Recall 00V-160: GM/FMVSS 301/FUEL FILL HOSE CLAMP

NHTSA recall 00V160000 (Manufacturer campaign 00056) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 16, 2000, with 248 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Century, Buick Regal and Chevrolet Lumina for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on June 21, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V160000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V160000 (also written 00V-160 or 00V160)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
00056
Report received
Potentially affected
248 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filler Pipe and Cap
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V160000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Buick

  • Buick Century

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 2000 – May 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Buick Regal

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 2000 – May 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet Lumina

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 2000 – May 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V160000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE FLEXIBLE FUEL FILL HOSE TO THE METAL FILL TUBE MAY BE LOOSE AND COULD SEPARATE.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE EXCEEDING THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL HOSE FILL NECK CLAMP AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION AND TIGHTEN THE CLAMP.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 21, 2000. 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 OR BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V160000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.