Navistar Intl Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Navistar Intl Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 20, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 185,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED THE CRASH BARRIER TEST.
The risk
THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED, RESULTING IN FLUID LOSSGREATER THAN ALLOWED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". FUEL SPILLS INA COLLISION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
MODIFY THE FUEL TANK CAGE TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.
27 model years covered
Newest firstWhat this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V102000.
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