NHTSA Defect Petition DP96003

Defect Petition · GAS TANK GUARD · Opened 1996-01-02 · Closed 1996-02-09

Investigation

Action number: DP96003
Type: Defect Petition
Open date: 1996-01-02
Close date: 1996-02-09
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Affected makes: CHEVROLET; GMC
Affected components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Affected model years: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 9999
Affected (make, year) variants: 16

Summary

Mr. Chevedden petition the agency requesting a defect investigation that would resultin the retrofitting of a low cost gas tank guard on all 1973-87 Chevrolet and GMC CK pickup trucks to prevent fires in a side impact

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI investigation page
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