CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1983-05-02.
Recall campaignNHTSA 83V048000
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
139
Reported to NHTSA
1983-05-02
Owners notified
1983-05-11
Defect description
FUEL TANKS ON VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN COMPLETELY FILLED BECAUSE THE LUGGAGE PARTITION ATTACHMENT SCREWS HAVE PENETRATED THE TOP OF THE TANK.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING FUEL TANK, GRIND OFF THE SCREW TIPS IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALL A NEW TANK AT NO CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPEDWITH SPECIAL LUGGAGE PARTITIONS.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE FUEL TANK BE DAMAGED, THE POTENTIAL EXISTSFOR FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN UNDERBODY FIRE.NOTE: THE OWNER SHOULD NOT FILL THE TANK MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS FULL UNTILTHE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK IS REPLACED.
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.