NHTSA campaign 00V404000 · Manufacturer campaign 00092
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 00V-404: GM/PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES
NHTSA recall 00V404000 (Manufacturer campaign 00092) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 6, 2000, with 1,393 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet C/K CHASSIS CAB and GMC C/K CHASSIS CAB for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on April 12, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V404000 (also written 00V-404 or 00V404)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00092
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,393 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V404000. 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.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet C/K CHASSIS CAB
GMC
All GMC recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V404000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHASSIS CABS. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, EITHER OR BOTH OF THE TWO BODY PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES (PRV) MAY NOT SEAL AND COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE IF THE BODY INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PROTECT THE PRV FROM ROAD DEBRIS.
Safety consequence
IF A PRV DOES NOT SEAL, EXHAUST FUMES COULD ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER CAB AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THAT THE PRVS ARE PROTECTED BY THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE PRVS ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE BODY, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL NEW SHIELDED PRVS.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 00092.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 12, 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.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 00V404000
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.