| NHTSA Record Id: 10316 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GEORGIE BOY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009059000082361000000148 |
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| Model Name: SIERRA I |
Model Year: 1981 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V068000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1977 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1981 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 490 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 05 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC |
Report Received Date: Apr, 06 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 15 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes built on chrysler m50 and m60 chassis. the main fuel tank is supported by two metal straps. these supporting straps can corrode over time and allow the fuel tank to fall. |
Consequence Summary: This type of failure presents a hazard of fire and explosion. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the fuel tank straps and will replace any straps that show significant loss of integrity. due to the age of the chassis, chrysler no longer provides replacement fuel tank straps. new replacement straps will be fabricated from the chrysler drawings. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began on november 5, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact georgie boy at 1-800-521-8733.also contact the national highway traffic safety administrations auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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