Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Vehicles affected
28,545
Reported to NHTSA
1985-08-27
Defect description
MAIN FUEL TANK FILLER CAP MAY DISENGAGE SUDDENLY WHEN REMOVING THE CAP FOR REFUELING. THE SUDDEN CAP DISENGAGEMENT PERMITS EXPULSION OF VAPOR AND UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, SPRAYS GASOLINE AROUND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR PERSONS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE GASOLINE SPILLAGE MAY CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR AN EXPLOSION IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SINGLE STAGE BAYONET CAP WITH A TWO STAGE CAP WHICH REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL ROTATION PRIOR TO REMOVAL. ALSO A WARNING LABEL STICKER WILL BE ISSUED TO BE INSTALLED JUST ABOVE THE GASOLINE FILL OPENING.
THE DECORATIVE WHEEL COVERS MAY CONTACT THE TIRE SIDEWALLS RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TIRES.
Manufacturer remedy
INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, IF NECESSARY, AND REPLACEMENT OF WHEEL COVERS.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Parking brake: conventional
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The 1984 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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