NHTSA safety recall

Recall 90V143000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting — Utilimaster · reported 6 Aug 1990 · 704 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS MAY ALLOW MINOR AMOUNT OF SHIFTING BY FUEL TANK IN A REAR END CRASH WITH FUEL LEAKAGE IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT ALLOWED BY STANDARD.

The risk

VEHICLES WOULD NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301; IN THEPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICULAR FIRE.

The fix

RETROFIT VEHICLES WITH FUEL MOUNTING STRAPS OF ORIGINAL DESIGN.

SYSTEM: FUEL TANK MOUNTING; FMVSS 301.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: WALK-IN VANS.

NHTSA campaign
90V143000
Filed by
Utilimaster Corporation
Report received
6 Aug 1990
Owners notified
30 Jul 1990
Potentially affected
704

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.

1989 Utilimaster Aeromate 1990 Utilimaster Aeromate

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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