NHTSA campaign 03V454000 · Manufacturer campaign 03055

Buick and Pontiac Recall 03V-454: GM/FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE WELD

NHTSA recall 03V454000 (Manufacturer campaign 03055) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 10, 2003, with 79 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Rendezvous and Pontiac Aztek for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on November 4, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V454000 (also written 03V-454 or 03V454)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 03055
Report received: November 10, 2003
Potentially affected: 79 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
Owners notified: November 4, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V454000. 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 Rendezvous
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – September 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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Pontiac

Pontiac Aztek
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – September 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V454000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A WELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK CAN FAIL.

Safety consequence

IF THESE PARTS SEPARATE, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE AN ODOR OF FUEL, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE, AND/OR FUEL MAY LEAK ONTO THE GROUND. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE FUEL TANK TO SEE IF IT IS ON THE LIST OF AFFECTED TANKS. IF THE SERIAL NUMBER MATCHES, THE FUEL TANK WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 4, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 03055.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 03V454000

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.