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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126823 | Incident Date: Oct, 09 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SOLDOTNA | Consumer's State: AK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: F150 | Model Year: 1990 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTDF15N4LP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1990 ford f-150 truck has duel fuel tanks; fuel is pumping from the back tank to the front tank and over spilling through the fuel cap onto the ground. letter from manufacturer dated 7-19-2001 states that this is not a safety recall and therefore they will not correct problem. question: how can recalls from 8-15-1989 and 8-2-1993 which caused overflow and spillage be approved as a safety recall; yet the 7-19-2001 issue which results in the same overflow and spillage not be approved as a safety recall? problem with the overflow started in october 2007 -- fuel spilled due to cross tank fuel flow. at this point, only one tank can contain fuel and the other tank must remain empty for the spillage to cease. *tr |
