General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 14, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 432,183. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4-DOOR, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING DEVELOPMENT TESTING, THE PROP SHAFT CONTACTED THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
The risk
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WILL BE ADDED WITHOUT REMOVING OR DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL SYSTEM.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet Blazer | 1,153 | 11 | 32 | 158 |
| 1996 GMC Jimmy | 407 | 8 | 9 | 54 |
| 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada | 77 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1995 Chevrolet Blazer | 1,224 | 11 | 26 | 153 |
| 1995 GMC Jimmy | 499 | 8 | 7 | 75 |
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 96V234000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet Blazer → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →