General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 17, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 109,239. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PASSENGER VANS. THESE VANS EXPERIENCE FUEL ODORS OR LEAKAGE.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PIPE ASSEMBLY.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Chevrolet Express | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 GMC Savana | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 Chevrolet Express | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 GMC Savana | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V110000.
Full record for the 1997 Chevrolet Express → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →