NHTSA recall campaign

96V234000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly

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5Affected configurations shown432,183Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Report receivedFeb 11, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WILL BE ADDED WITHOUT REMOVING OR DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL SYSTEM.

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 96V234000

1996 CHEVROLET BLAZEROpen vehicle record →1996 GMC JIMMYOpen vehicle record →1996 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAOpen vehicle record →1995 CHEVROLET BLAZEROpen vehicle record →1995 GMC JIMMYOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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