The defect
THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET HOUSING PLUG IN THE SIDE OF THE CARBURETOR MAY COME OUT.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP ON THE CARBURETOR INLET PLUG TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKAGE, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1981, 1982 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1981, 1982 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
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 Chevette | 1981 | 5 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 82V080000 24 Aug 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982