NHTSA recall 94V044001
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 94V044001 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1994-04-05 |
| Owners notified | 1994-03-30 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 2595 |
What is wrong
VEHICLES ALTERED BY PAS, INC. HAVE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS THAT CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION, WHICH CRACK THE E-GLASS WRAPPING. THIS STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAN LEAD TO TANK RUPTURES.
What can happen
IF THE TANK RUPTURES, PERSONAL INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
GM IS OFFERING TO EXCHANGE THESE VEHICLES WITH A COMPARABLY EQUIPPED 1994 GASOLINE 1/2 OR 3/4 TON GM PICKUP. IF THE OWNER CHOOSES NOT TO EXCHANGE THE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE, GM WILL REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.
Notes
SYSTEM: FUEL; CNG; TANKS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT, 2 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED TO RUN ON COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.WARNING: ALL TRUCKS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE ENGINE RUN UNTIL THE GAS GAUGE READS BELOW ONE-QUARTER TANK. NO INSPECTION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN.CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER BELOW FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND FREE OF CHARGE OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE, PLEASE CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS CONSOLIDATED FLEET SERVICE OPERATIONS (CHEVROLET) AT1-800-334-7000, OR CONTACT GMC TRUCK AT 1-800-462-7000. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1992 CHEVROLET C10 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
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| 1993 CHEVROLET C10 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1992 CHEVROLET C20 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1993 CHEVROLET C20 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1992 GMC C15 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1993 GMC C15 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1992 GMC C25 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1993 GMC C25 | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1992 GMC SIERRA | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
| 1993 GMC SIERRA | Built 1991-10-01 to 1993-01-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE94012
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.
| PE94012 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1994-02-07, closed 1994-03-28. CNG FUEL TANK FAILURE. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.