General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 13, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 30,640. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FUEL RETURN HOSES MAY BREAK AT EITHER CRIMPED COUPLING, CAUSING A LEAKAGE OF FUEL.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A FUEL RETURN LINE SEPARATION, A FUELLEAK OCCURRING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
INSTALL A PROPERLY CRIMPED FUEL RETURN HOSE.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet Astro | 68 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 1990 Chevrolet B6p042 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC B6p042 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC Safari | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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 90V146000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet Astro → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →