General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 3, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11,432. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FUEL FEED HOSE CAN PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE ENGINE END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE.
The risk
IF THE COUPLING WERE TO SEPARATE AND AN IGNITION SOURCEIS PRESENT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW FUEL FEED HOSE.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Buick Regal | 200 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
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 93V145000.
Full record for the 1991 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →