Chevrolet Express 2003–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin G-12167 · NHTSA communication 10082160 · issued Dec 4, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2003–2004
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
12167 - special coverage. Water and road contaminates may become trapped in the protective conduit that covers the fuel filler pipe and may cause the pipe to corrode. If the corrosion creates a perforation in the pipe, the presence of fuel odor may be observed and, on some vehicles, a check engine light may illuminate. As the size of a filler pipe perforation increases, fuel may leak onto the ground while refueling the vehicle. If the condition occurs within the terms of the special coverage, dealers are to install a new fuel filler pipe.
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.