THE TWO REARWARD FRONT SUSPENSION FRAME MOUNTING BRACKETS CAN FRACTURE.
Safety risk
IF THE FRACTURES OF THE MOUNTING BRACKETS GROW IN LENGTH,HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE CAN CHANGE. IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLETEFRACTURE AND SEPARATION OF BOTH MOUNTING BRACKETS, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL A REINFORCING BRACKET WHICH "GLOVES" EACH OF THE TWO REARWARD BRACKETS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH CAN RELEASE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THE CONDITION OF HIGH WIND GUSTS. THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH FAILURE WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LATCH MECHANISMS WITH A LARGER SPRING ON THE PRIMARY LATCH, AND A REDESIGNED CATCH ON THE SECONDARY LATCH.
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
Manufacturer
UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
704
Reported to NHTSA
1990-08-06
Owners notified
1990-07-30
Defect description
FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS MAY ALLOW MINOR AMOUNT OF SHIFTING BY FUEL TANK IN A REAR END CRASH WITH FUEL LEAKAGE IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT ALLOWED BY STANDARD.
Safety risk
VEHICLES WOULD NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301; IN THEPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICULAR FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
RETROFIT VEHICLES WITH FUEL MOUNTING STRAPS OF ORIGINAL DESIGN.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints recorded for this model year.
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.