2000 Chevrolet Venture & 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette + 1 more recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: MINI vans with extended wheelbase. Some of these vehicles have inoperative fuel tank rollover valves and fuel leakage would exceed the permissible amount in a rollover test. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity."
💥 The risk
In a vehicle rollover accident, if an ignition source is present, a fire could result.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicles to locate and replace those fuel tanks that could have inoperative rollover valves.
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
- 99V268000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 99061
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 235
- 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
- Oct 11, 1999
- Built
- Aug 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began october 11, 1999. 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, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).