The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, and GMC Sierra HD vehicles manufactured February 11, 2014, through February 19, 2014, and equipped with diesel engines and dual fuel tanks. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pipe connections on both sides of the diesel fuel transfer pump may not be properly torqued which may result in a diesel fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a vehicle fire.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the fuel pipe connections to the proper torque. The recall began on May 29, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). General Motors' number for this recall is 14067.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado HD | 2015 |
| GMC Sierra HD | 2015 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado HD | 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| GMC Sierra HD | 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2014
25 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the fuel system, diesel; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 14V820000 24 Dec 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V801000 17 Dec 2014 | Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 14V751000 24 Nov 2014 | Capacity Of Texas |
| 14V746000 21 Nov 2014 | Terex Aerial Work Platforms |
| 14V707000 5 Nov 2014 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 14V686000 31 Oct 2014 | Eldorado National- Kansas |
| 14V669000 24 Oct 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V635000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014