Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / B350 / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000036554 Incident Date: Apr, 23 2000
Consumer's City: KINGSVILLE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: B350 Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2B5WBY3RK17 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 25 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While using a company provided 15 passager expanded dodge van for car pooling, rear tire exploded. force of exploding tire or fragments sheared off neck of fuel tank fill tube located just aft of the left rear tire. raw fuel splashed out onto highway. luckily no sparks were created while driver fought to maintain contol of vehicle. potential exist for explosive fire and large numbers of fatalities due to unprotected location of fuel tank fill tube on expanded vans.