NHTSA campaign 94V188000

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 94V-188: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting

NHTSA recall 94V188000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 4, 1994, with 3,037 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 21, 1994, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 94V188000 (also written 94V-188 or 94V188)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: October 4, 1994
Potentially affected: 3,037 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting
Owners notified: September 21, 1994

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 94V188000. 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 Astro
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Safari
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 94V188000.

Defect description

THE FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.

Safety consequence

THESE FUEL LINES CAN LOOSEN TO THE POINT OF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE LINES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL LOWER THE FUEL TANK AND TIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK LINES TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE.

Notes

SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS EQUIPPED WITH L35 ENGINES.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, PLEASE CONTACT CHEVROLET TRUCK AT 1-800-222-1020, OR GMC AT 1-810-456-4547. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 94V188000

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.