| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
06V289000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
AVALANCHE |
| Model Year: |
2004 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
06080 |
| Mfg Component Desc: |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
04-01-2003 through 08-31-2004
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| Type of Report: |
V |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
38,439 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
MFR |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
08-03-2006 |
| Record Creation Date: |
08-03-2006 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 (RPO L8-VIN G) ENGINE HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE DAMPER COMES LOOSE, A FUEL LEAK MAY RESULT. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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