| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
01V080000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
C SERIES (MEDIUM) |
| Model Year: |
2001 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
01019 |
| Mfg Component Desc: |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
12-01-2000 through 03-31-2001
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| Type of Report: |
V |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
187 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
05-21-2001 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
MFR |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
03-09-2001 |
| Record Creation Date: |
03-21-2001 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY C SERIES VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPCO LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) CONVERSION KIT. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE COULD BACKFIRE AND FRACTURE THE PLASTIC INLET ELBOW WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPEN, PLASTIC FRAGMENTS FROM THE ELBOW COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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