NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Defect Petition DP02-003: FUEL TANK SYSTEM
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Defect Petition DP02-003 on April 3, 2002 and closed it on June 13, 2002. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1973–1987 GMC C/K PICKUP for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- DP02-003 (also written DP02003)
- Investigation type
- Defect Petition A petition asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; NHTSA grants or denies it, and granting one opens an investigation.
- Status
- Closed June 13, 2002
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Linkages
- Vehicles and equipment
- 1973–1987 GMC C/K PICKUP
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Defect Petition DP02-003.
MR. JERE L. BEASLEY, AN ATTORNEY WILL BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, METHVIN, PORTIS & MILES, P.C. IN MONTGOMERY, AL, PETITIONED NHTSA ON FEBRUARY 27, 2002, TO VACATE ITS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH GENRAL MOTORS CORPORATION FOR EA92-041 AND TO ORDER AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THE 1973-1987 C/K PICKUP TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED OUTBOARD OF THE FRAME RAILS.ON MARCH 7, 1995, THE FORMER SECRETARY OF THE U.S. DOT, FEDERICO PENA, SIGNED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH GM RESOLVING NHTSA'S DEFECT INVESTIGATION, EA92-041, INVOLVING AN ALLEGED FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY DEFECT IN MODEL YEAR 1970-1991 C/K PICKUP TRUCKS.SECRETARY PENA CONCLUDED THAT THE SETTLEMENT WAS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND BEST FURTHERS DOT'S INTEREST IN VEHICLE SAFETY.NHTSA SUBSEQUENTLY CLOSED IT DEFECT INVESTIGATION.THE SETTLEMENT ALLOWED THE PARTIES TO AVOID TIME-CONSUMING, COSTLY LITIGATION OF A COMPLEX MATTER THAT RAISED DIFFICULT FACTUAL AND LEGAL ISSUES, AND OFFERED AN OPORTUNITY FOR MEANINGFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC.THE PETITIONER HAS NOT PROVIDED INFOMATION, DIFFERENT IN KIND FROM THAT CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY IN THE PAST, THE LEADS US TO CONCLUDE THAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE REOPENED.THERFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Defect Petition DP02-003. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
GMC VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for DP02-003
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.