NHTSA campaign 03V238000 · Manufacturer campaign 03038

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 03V-238: GM/FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR

NHTSA recall 03V238000 (Manufacturer campaign 03038) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 1, 2003, with 102,212 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac Deville, Cadillac Seville, Oldsmobile Aurora and more for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on October 17, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V238000 (also written 03V-238 or 03V238)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 03038
Report received: July 1, 2003
Potentially affected: 102,212 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
Owners notified: October 17, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V238000. 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.

Cadillac

Cadillac Deville
- 2002 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – June 27, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 11, 2002 – December 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Seville
- 2002 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – June 27, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 11, 2002 – December 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Cadillac recalls

Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Aurora
- 2002 · Vehicles built February 5, 2002 – June 21, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built March 26, 2002 – December 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

Pontiac Bonneville
- 2002 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – June 21, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built March 26, 2002 – December 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V238000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CADILLAC DEVILLE AND SEVILLE PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUNERAL COACHES, AND LIMOUSINES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 (4.6L) ENGINE, OLDSMOBILE AURORA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 (4.0L ) ENGINE, AND PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A SUPERCHARGED V6 (3.8L) ENGINE, THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSORS ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO MALFUNCTIONS. IF THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS, EXCESSIVE VACUUM CAN BE APPLIED DURING SELF-DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.

Safety consequence

FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS CAN BE DAMAGED AND FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS REFUELED. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 17, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339; OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 03038.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V238000

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.