General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 3, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,058. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE FUEL TANK FILL AND/OR VENT PIPE EXTENSION SOLDER JOINTS.
The risk
FUEL LEAKS CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE IF EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet Lumina | 342 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
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 92V161000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →