UTILIMASTER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1982-10-18.
Recall campaignNHTSA 82V103000
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
270
Reported to NHTSA
1982-10-18
Owners notified
1982-10-08
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WELDS ON THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS MAY FAIL. THE FUEL TANK MAY SLIP AND BEGIN LEAKING FUEL OR IT MAY SEPARATE ENTIRELY FROM THE CHASSIS.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER WILL DISCONNECT THE ANGLE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND ADD A STRAP MOUNTING TO THE GASOLINE TANK. ANY LEAKING TANKS WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS (UTILITY VANS).SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK, MOUNTING BRACKET.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LEAKING FUEL MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND PERSONALINJURY TO PASSENGERS. A SEPARATED FUEL TANK WOULD PRESENT AN OBSTACLE TOTRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
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.