Make : ESTABLISHMENT | Model : AEROLITE | Year : 1988 |
Build Dates : 19850601 - 19870901 | ||
NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 88V051000 | ||
Date Owners Notified: 19880325 | Date Received by ODI: 19880405 | Date Added to Database: 19880411 |
Manufacturer(s) Involved: ESTABLISHMENT INDUSTRIES | ||
Manufacturer(s) Responsible for the Recall: ESTABLISMENT INDUSTRIES | ||
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Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | ||
Potential Number of Units Affected: 367 | ||
Summary of the Safety Concern:
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. |
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Consequence:
CONTACT OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH THE FUEL TANK COULDEVENTUALLY CAUSE TANK TO LEAK FUEL, WHICH MIGHT BECOME A FIRE HAZARD. |
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Remedy:
REPLACE WITH NEWLY DESIGNED TANK TO PRECLUDE INTERFERENCE WITH UNIVERSAL JOINT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. |
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Report Initiator: ODI | Vehicles Report | |
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