General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 6, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,393. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHASSIS CABS. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, EITHER OR BOTH OF THE TWO BODY PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES (PRV) MAY NOT SEAL AND COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE IF THE BODY INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PROTECT THE PRV FROM ROAD DEBRIS.
The risk
IF A PRV DOES NOT SEAL, EXHAUST FUMES COULD ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER CAB AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THAT THE PRVS ARE PROTECTED BY THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE PRVS ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE BODY, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL NEW SHIELDED PRVS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Chevrolet C/K Chassis Cab | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 GMC C/K Chassis Cab | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Chevrolet C/K Chassis Cab | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 GMC C/K Chassis Cab | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet C/K Chassis Cab | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC C/K Chassis Cab | 0 | 1 | 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 00V404000.
Full record for the 2001 Chevrolet C/K Chassis Cab → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →