General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 29, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 68. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON C AND K MODELS, FEED AND OR RETURN FUEL LINES CAN CONTACT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE CORDON SHAFT. IN ADDITION, ON K MODELS LINES MAY ALSO CONTACT FRONT PROPSHAFT. IN EITHER CASE THE FUEL LINES COULD BE DAMAGED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.
The risk
A HOLE COULD BE RUBBED THROUGH THESE FUEL LINES, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE NEAR EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE; THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED FUEL LINE ROUTING BRACKET TO PREVENT CONTACT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE FUEL LINES.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet C10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet C20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet C30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet K10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 Chevrolet K20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet K30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC K15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC K20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC K30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC K35 | 0 | 2 | 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 90V015000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →