Make : COLLINS | Model : AMBULANCE | Year : 1984 |
Build Dates : 19840801 - 19870801 | ||
NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 87V097000 | ||
Date Owners Notified: 19870715 | Date Received by ODI: 19870706 | Date Added to Database: 19870728 |
Manufacturer(s) Involved: COLLINS AMBULANCE CORP. | ||
Manufacturer(s) Responsible for the Recall: COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. | ||
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Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | ||
Potential Number of Units Affected: 343 | ||
Summary of the Safety Concern:
THERE MAY BE HOLES IN THE GASOLINE FUEL FILLER NECK IN THE WELD SEAM WHICH CONVERTS THE FORD FILLER NECK WITH A 90 DEGREE BEND INTO A STRAIGHT TUBE. |
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Consequence:
SUCH HOLES COULD ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK CREATING THEPOTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. |
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Remedy:
PRESSURE TEST FILLER NECKS TO ASSURE THAT NO POTENTIAL LEAKS EXISTS IN THIS PART. |
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Report Initiator: ODI | Vehicles Report | |
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Notes:
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