# NHTSA recall 12V388000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V388000
- Manufacturer's number: 12166
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Reported: 2012\-08\-08
- Owners notified: 2012\-10\-01
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
- Units potentially affected: 9389

## What is wrong

General Motors \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2003\-2004 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with a left side cargo door, and originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.  Water and road contaminants may become trapped in the protective conduit that covers the fuel filler pipe and may cause the pipe to corrode.


## What can happen

Significant corrosion may allow fuel to leak during refueling, and in the presence of an ignition source; there is an increased risk of fire.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fuel filler neck, free of charge.  The safety recall began on October 1, 2012.  Owners may contact the Chevrolet owner center at 1\-866\-694\-6546 and GMC at 1\-866\-996\-9463.


## Notes

GM's campaign number is 12166.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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS](/makes/chevrolet/express/2003/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-09 to 2003\-06\-19.
- [2004 CHEVROLET EXPRESS](/makes/chevrolet/express/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-20 to 2004\-06\-21.
- [2003 GMC SAVANA](/makes/gmc/savana/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-04\-09 to 2003\-06\-19.
- [2004 GMC SAVANA](/makes/gmc/savana/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2003\-06\-24.

## Investigated as PE11040

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE11040: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2011\-12\-14, closed 2012\-08\-16. Fuel Filler Pipe Corrosion/Leakage. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V388000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V388000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PIT4943D](/bulletins/10114954.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [G\-12167](/bulletins/10082160.md), 2016-10-12, Service bulletin
- [SB\-12167](/bulletins/10063072.md), 2016-04-26, Service bulletin
- [SB\-12167\-A](/bulletins/10059934.md), 2016-03-16, Service bulletin
- [SB\-12167](/bulletins/10050903.md), 2013-02-13, Service bulletin
- [SB\-11359](/bulletins/10044398.md), 2012-06-18, Service bulletin
- [3110](/bulletins/10010025.md), 2004-11-04, Service bulletin
- [10152002](/bulletins/10009483.md), 2004-10-01, Service bulletin
- [010903](/bulletins/10005130.md), 2004-02-03, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V388000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V388000)

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