NHTSA Recall 12V459000
NHTSA Campaign Id 12V459000; Date: Sep. 19, 2012
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Recalled Vehicles:
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt; 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt; 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt; 2007 Chevrolet Equinox; 2007 Pontiac G5; 2008 Pontiac G5; 2009 Pontiac G5; 2007 Pontiac Torrent; 2007 Saturn ION
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Manufactured by: General Motors Llc
Affected Units:: 49,768
Recall Summary:
General motors (gm) is recalling certain model year 2007 Chevrolet equinox and pontiac torrent vehicles originally sold or currently registered in arizona, California, nevada, and texas; model year 2007 Chevrolet cobalt, pontiac g5, and Saturn ion vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, arizona, California, florida, nevada, or texas; model year 2008 Chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, arizona; and model year 2009 Chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, arkansas, arizona, California, nevada, oklahoma, or texas. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump module may crack, which could cause a fuel leak.
How to Fix:
Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until January 2013. Owners may contact general motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Recall Notes:
Gm's campaign number is 12190. This recall is an expansion of recall 09v-419. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jan 1, 2013
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