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NHTSA campaign 99V268000 · Manufacturer campaign 99061

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 99V-268: GM/FMVSS 301/ROLLOVER VALVE

NHTSA recall 99V268000 (Manufacturer campaign 99061) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on September 29, 1999, with 235 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Montana for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on October 11, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V268000 (also written 99V-268 or 99V268)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
99061
Report received
Potentially affected
235 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 301

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V268000. 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 Venture

    • 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Silhouette

    • 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

  • Pontiac Montana

    • 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V268000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS WITH EXTENDED WHEELBASE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INOPERATIVE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVES AND FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT IN A ROLLOVER TEST. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."

Safety consequence

IN A VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO LOCATE AND REPLACE THOSE FUEL TANKS THAT COULD HAVE INOPERATIVE ROLLOVER VALVES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 11, 1999. 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, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.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 99V268000

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.