NHTSA campaign 93V112000 · Part 573 safety recall report

International Truck and Engine: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting

International Truck and Engine reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 7, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,629. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

THE FUEL TANK CAGE ASSEMBLY BOLTS MOUNTING THE VERTICAL STRAPS TO THE HORIZONTAL ANGLE WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE THREADED END OF THE BOLTS FACING THE FUEL TANK.

The risk

IF THE FUEL TANK CAGE IS STRUCK WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE ITIS POSSIBLE FOR THE BOLTS TO PIERCE THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE.FUEL LEAKAGE EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

The remedy

THE FUEL TANK CAGE MOUNTING BOLTS WILL BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED WITH THE BOLT HEAD TOWARD THE TANK.

8 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
1992 International Harvester 3600	0	8
1992 International Harvester 3700	0	4
1992 International Harvester 3800	0	5
1992 International Harvester 3900Fc	0	7
1991 International Harvester 3600	0	4
1991 International Harvester 3700	0	5
1991 International Harvester 3800	1	5
1991 International Harvester 3900Fc	0	5

What 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 93V112000.

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