Recall Detail
POLAR / TANK TRAILER / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 8352 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: POLAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010134000087798000000145 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: TANK TRAILER | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V188002 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: POLAR TANK TRAILER, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 221 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Entrans International, LLC | Report Received Date: Jun, 22 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 17 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: tank trucks and trailers using emco wheaton emergency discharge valves. the shear groove is too close to the seal face of the valve. in certain side impact collisions, the material around the valve seat can tear. | Consequence Summary: This can result in the possibility of fuel leakage from the tank truck, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Emco will replace the affected valves with another valve that does not contain the design defect. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during july 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 emco wheaton at 1-877-880-6532 or polar at 1-800-826-6589. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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