2000–2001 Chevrolet Impala recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 3.4L engine and non-antilock braking system (ABS). These vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." a fuel return line CAN become severed in a frontal collision, resulting in fuel spillage.
💥 The risk
If an ignition source was present, a fire could occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a brake master cylinder bracket that will maintain positioning of the fuel line in a frontal crash. Owner notification began june 29, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V136000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01035
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 126,745
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 29, 2001
- Built
- Jan 1, 1999 – Mar 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).