General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 8, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,594. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).
The risk
A FRACTURE MAY ALLOW FUEL VAPORS TO PASS THROUGH AND ALLOW DROPLETS OF FUEL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL WILL BE MAILED IN TWO PHASES WITH THE FIRST PHASE BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 4, 2007. THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE MAILED ON DECEMBER 13, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668. THE VEHICLE POPULATION INCLUDES BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTEK VEHICLE BUILT IN MAY 2003; CHEVROLET VENTURE AND PONTIAC MONTANA VEHICLES BUILT FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 2002; AND ALL VEHICLES REGISTERED IN NEVADA, ARIZONA, VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, AND HAWAII.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Buick Rendezvous | 200 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 Chevrolet Venture | 124 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 Pontiac Aztek | 67 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 Pontiac Montana | 39 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 Buick Rendezvous | 281 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| 2003 Chevrolet Venture | 185 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 2003 Pontiac Aztek | 128 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 Pontiac Montana | 84 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002 Buick Rendezvous | 486 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2002 Chevrolet Venture | 220 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 2002 Pontiac Aztek | 121 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 Pontiac Montana | 126 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 Chevrolet Venture | 222 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 2001 Pontiac Aztek | 216 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 2001 Pontiac Montana | 156 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
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 07V349000.
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