General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 25, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 130,581. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FUEL TANK ATTACHMENT STRAP FASTENERS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. THE FASTENERS CAN COMPLETELY DETACH, EVENTUALLY ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO SAG AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK TO STRIKE THE ROADWAY.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A FUEL TANK LEAK AND FIRE IF THE LEAKING FUEL IS EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RETIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK STRAP FASTENERS.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Buick Roadmaster | 85 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 Chevrolet Caprice | 146 | 10 | 8 | 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 94V210000.
Full record for the 1994 Buick Roadmaster → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →