1997 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL LEAKS FROM THE VAPOR CANISTER
  Engineering Analysis EA98024 · opened Nov 10, 1998 · closed Apr 20, 2000 · led to recall 00V110000

  In January 1998, GM issued the technical service bulletin describing conditions which may result in fuel leakage from the emission vapor canister.According to the bulletin, when the subject vehicles are parked on an incline, with a full tank of gasoline, fuel can flow into the vapor canister.The remedy is to replace of…