NHTSA safety recall

Recall 88V051000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly — Establishment · reported 5 Apr 1988 · 367 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

FUEL TANK LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO DRIVE SHAFT, SO THAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE TANKS MATING FLANGE MAY BE STRUCK BY THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON DRIVE SHAFT.

The risk

CONTACT OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH THE FUEL TANK COULDEVENTUALLY CAUSE TANK TO LEAK FUEL, WHICH MIGHT BECOME A FIRE HAZARD.

The fix

REPLACE WITH NEWLY DESIGNED TANK TO PRECLUDE INTERFERENCE WITH UNIVERSAL JOINT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

SYSTEM: FUEL TANK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: AEROLITE MOTORHOMES, MODEL NO. A300, A500, A600 AND A700.

NHTSA campaign
88V051000
Filed by
Establishment Industries
Report received
5 Apr 1988
Owners notified
25 Mar 1988
Potentially affected
367

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.

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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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