The defect
UNDER CERTAAIN CONDITIONS, THE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK FILLER VENT PIPE COULD FRACTURE. THE FRACTURE OF THESE CLAMPS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE AT ANY OF THE FOUR PIPE TO HOSE CONNECTIONS. LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR DURING REFUELING, OR WHILE DRIVING, IF THE FUEL TANK IS ABOVE 3/4 FULL.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND VENT PIPE AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1982 |
| Buick Skyhawk | 1982 |
| Buick Skylark | 1982 |
| Cadillac Cimarron | 1982 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1982 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1982 |
| Chevrolet Citation | 1982 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1982 |
| Oldsmobile Firenza | 1982 |
| Oldsmobile Omega | 1982 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1982 |
| Pontiac J2000 | 1982 |
| Pontiac Phoenix | 1982 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| Buick Skyhawk | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Buick Skylark | 1982 | 3 | 3 |
| Cadillac Cimarron | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1982 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Citation | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1982 | 1 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Firenza | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Omega | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Pontiac J2000 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Pontiac Phoenix | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1982
16 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 82V124000 13 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V109000 10 Nov 1982 | MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURING AMER |
| 82V106000 1 Nov 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V103000 18 Oct 1982 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 82V097000 12 Oct 1982 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 82V096000 7 Oct 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V091000 22 Sept 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V088000 16 Sept 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982