Recall 81V049000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices — Thomas · reported 7 Apr 1981 · 9 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
SOME VEHICLES MAY STILL HAVE A SELECTOR SWITCH FOR AN AUXILIARY FUEL TANK, ALTHOUGH THE TANK ITSELF HAS BEEN REMOVED.
The fix
MANUFACTURER WILL REMOVE THE SWITCH AND CORRECT THE FUEL GAUGE WIRING. A FUEL TUBE WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DRIVER MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEENEQUIPPED WITH ONLY ONE FUEL TANK AND MAY ATTEMPT TO SWITCH TO THE NON-EXISTENTAUXILIARY TANK AND RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND COULD PRESENT ATRAFFIC HAZARD, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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