Vehicle recall 90V021000 · February 8, 1990
1986 Ford Aerostar
Insufficient interference fit between fuel tank filler pipe and grommet could result in an inadequate seal which could allow fuel to seep from the joint.
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- Summary
- Insufficient interference fit between fuel tank filler pipe and grommet could result in an inadequate seal which could allow fuel to seep from the joint.
- Consequence
- In the presence of an ignition source, fuel leakage could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Install a revised design grommet.
- Notes
- System: fuel tank filler pipe.vehicle description: truck- van.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 90V021000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 8, 1990
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- April 6, 1990
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 91,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Aerostar (1986): 1986
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