NHTSA campaign 04V090000 · Manufacturer campaign 03054B
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 04V-090: GM/FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V090000 (Manufacturer campaign 03054B) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 24, 2004, with 910,873 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lesabre, Buick Park Avenue, Pontiac Bonneville and more for model years 1998–2000. Owners were notified on June 30, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V090000 (also written 04V-090 or 04V090)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03054B
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 910,873 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA02-030 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V090000. 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 Lesabre
Buick Park Avenue
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Impala
- 2000 · Vehicles built November 1, 1998 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 2000 · Vehicles built November 1, 1998 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile 88
Pontiac
Pontiac Bonneville
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V090000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
Safety consequence
THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03054B.SEE CAMPAIGN 03V-473 FOR ADDITIONAL UNITS.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 04V090000
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.