General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 18, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 21,415. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PLASTIC FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLIES MAY DEVELOP LEAKS.
The risk
FUEL LEAKS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO STATICCHARGE BUILD UPS FOUND IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTER WHICH MAY ACTAS AN IGNITION SOURCE.
The remedy
REPLACE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY WITH METAL FUEL FILTER AND BRACKET.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet Caprice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 90V096000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet Caprice → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →