Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 15, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,200. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE LABELS REMINDING OPERATORS CLOSING THE FUEL TANK CROSSOVER VALVES TO REOPEN THE VALVES BEFORE OPERATING THE ENGINES WERE OMITTED. IF THE TANKS ARE OVER HALF FULL AND VEHICLE OPERATION WAS RESUMED WITHOUT REOPENING THE FUEL TANK CROSS-OVER VALVES, PRESSURE COULD BUILD IN ONE OF THE TANKS.
The risk
PRESSURE BUILD-UP COULD RESULT IN RUPTURE OF A FUEL TANK AND SPILLING DIESEL FUEL, WHICH CAN CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE MAILED A PAIR OF LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. IF THE OWNER PREFERS, A DEALER CAN INSTALL THE LABELS.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Ford L800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford L900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford L9000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford L800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford L900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford L9000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford L800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford L900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford L9000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford L800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford L900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford L9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 94V154000.
Full record for the 1994 Ford L800 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →