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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Engineering Analysis EA92-041: FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA92-041 on December 8, 1992 and closed it on March 9, 1995. NHTSA's investigations file lists 26 models from 2 makes for it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EA92-041 (also written EA92041)
Investigation type
Engineering Analysis A more detailed stage of a defect investigation, opened when NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation decides an issue merits further review, often after a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query; it can include vehicle testing, surveys and further information requests.
Status
Closed March 9, 1995
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
Vehicles and equipment
26 models from 2 makes, including the Chevrolet C10 and Chevrolet C20

A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Engineering Analysis EA92-041. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Models with a try.vin recall page link to their newest such model year's NHTSA investigations section.

Chevrolet

All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC C1500

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC C2500

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC C3500

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC K1500

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC K2500

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC K3500

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC Light Truck

    • 1970–1991

  • GMC R1500

    • 1987–1991

  • GMC R2500

    • 1987–1991

  • GMC V1500

    • 1987–1991

  • GMC V2500

    • 1987–1991
All GMC recalls

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.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for EA92-041

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.