Recall 87V030000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting — Western Star · reported 11 Jan 1987 · 90 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
ALUMINUM FUEL TANK PICKUP TUBE WELDS COULD CRACK AND ALLOW AIR TO BE DRAWN INTO THE FUEL PUMP.
The risk
AIR IN FUEL SYSTEM COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO STALL OR LOSEPOWER AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AIR COMPRESSION AND ENGINE BRAKE.
SYSTEM: FUEL TANK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVENTIONAL TRUCKS 33,000 LBS. AND GREATER.CORRECT IVE ACTION: REPLACE FUEL TANK.
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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