INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-02-21.
Recall campaignNHTSA 79V050000
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Vehicles affected
4,300
Reported to NHTSA
1979-02-21
Owners notified
1979-03-28
Defect description
DUE TO INCORRECT CLIPPING OF THE FUEL LINE AT THE RIGHT FRONT INNER FENDER SPLASH PANEL, THE LINE COULD SEVER OR BECOME PARTIALLY CUT BY THE LOWER EDGE OF THE SPLASH PANEL, IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE IMPACT. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT FUEL LINE CLIPPING AND, IF NECESSARY, CLIP TO THE PROPER LOCATION.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL LINE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LEAKING FUEL, RESULTING FROM A FRONTAL IMPACT, COULDLEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY TO PASSENGERS.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.