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NHTSA recall 99V268000

Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Chevrolet Venture and 2 more

Reported Sep 29, 1999235 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99061Built Aug 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 1999

The defect

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 remedy

Dealers will inspect the vehicles to locate and replace those fuel tanks that could have inoperative rollover valves.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Venture
2000
Oldsmobile Silhouette
2000
Pontiac Montana
2000

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).