Vehicle recall 87V002000 · January 20, 1987
Chevrolet C30 and GMC C35
Trucks failed to comply with requirements of FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity, during a 30 MPH frontal barrier test.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Trucks failed to comply with requirements of FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity, during a 30 MPH frontal barrier test.
- Consequence
- Greater than acceptable fuel spillage during and after acollision could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Install an additional shield to the front of the original shield to protect the fuel tank.
- Notes
- System: fuel tank/FMVSS 301.VEHICLE description: light duty cab and chassis models equipped with a lowservice body.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V002000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 20, 1987
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- January 30, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 86,152
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
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