NHTSA recall campaign

83V027000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System

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5Affected configurations shown491,736Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Report receivedApr 3, 1983
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE CARBURETOR FUEL PLUG MAY COME OUT AND FUEL COULD LEAK FROM THE CARBURETOR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP ON THE CARBURETOR INLET PLUG TO PREVENT IT FROM DISLODGING, AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 83V027000

1982 CHEVROLET CHEVETTEOpen vehicle record →1982 PONTIAC T1000Open vehicle record →1981 CHEVROLET CHEVETTEOpen vehicle record →1981 PONTIAC T1000Open vehicle record →1980 CHEVROLET CHEVETTEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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