NHTSA campaign 02V121000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 02V-121: GM/FUEL FILTER FITTING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V121000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 23, 2002, with 136,511 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Oldsmobile Bravada for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on September 20, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V121000 (also written 02V-121 or 02V121)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 136,511 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V121000. 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 Trailblazer
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – February 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Envoy
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – February 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Bravada
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – February 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V121000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A FUEL FILTER FITTING CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, A NO-START CONDITION WOULD RESULT AND FUEL WOULD BE PUMPED OUT THE FUEL FILTER ONTO THE GROUND.
Safety consequence
IF THE FITTING BECOMES DISCONNECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A DISCONNECTED FUEL FILTER FITTING COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER QUICK CONNECT RETAINERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2002. 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. GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Notes
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 02V121000
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.