The defect
THE FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
The risk
THESE FUEL LINES CAN LOOSEN TO THE POINT OF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE LINES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL LOWER THE FUEL TANK AND TIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK LINES TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Astro | 1995 |
| GMC Safari | 1995 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
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 Astro | 1995 | 446 | 3 |
| GMC Safari | 1995 | 195 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1994
30 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V241000 5 Dec 1994 | WAYNE WHEELED VEHICLES |
| 94V210000 25 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V203000 18 Oct 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V186000 4 Oct 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V187000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V184000 29 Sept 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V164000 1 Sept 1994 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 94V162000 1 Sept 1994 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994