Recall 83V048000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly — Dodge, Plymouth · reported 2 May 1983 · 139 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
FUEL TANKS ON VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN COMPLETELY FILLED BECAUSE THE LUGGAGE PARTITION ATTACHMENT SCREWS HAVE PENETRATED THE TOP OF THE TANK.
The fix
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING FUEL TANK, GRIND OFF THE SCREW TIPS IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALL A NEW TANK AT NO CHARGE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPEDWITH SPECIAL LUGGAGE PARTITIONS.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE FUEL TANK BE DAMAGED, THE POTENTIAL EXISTSFOR FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN UNDERBODY FIRE.NOTE: THE OWNER SHOULD NOT FILL THE TANK MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS FULL UNTILTHE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK IS REPLACED.
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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