| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 28018 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004311000006148000000147 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1983 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 84V082000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1982 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1984 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 302500 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 22 1984 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Jul, 09 1984 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 31 1984 | Federal Motar Safety Number: 301 |
| Defect Summary : If truck is struck from the side, the cap on the fuel tank could become unsealed, allowing unsafe leakage of fuel. this is a failure to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 301, "fuel system integrity". leakage can be caused by an orange-colored plastic diesel fuel information ring which is found around the fuel tank neck, or by the tether. | Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : Upon inspection, fuel cap tethers will be replaced or diesel fuel information rings will be removed. | Recall Notes: Vehicle description: trucks equipped with midship fuel tank, tethered fuelfiller pipe caps or diesel engines.system: fuel; fuel caps (locking and non-locking).consequences of defect: leaking fuel could cause a fire in the presence of anignition source and could result in personal injury to vehicle occupants orbystanders. |
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