NHTSA recall campaign

81V058000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe And Cap

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4Affected configurations shown133,000Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe And Cap
Report receivedMar 5, 1982
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

ON SOME VEHICLES, THE PRESSURE COULD INCREASE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK FROM HIGH SURROUNDING TEMPERATURES WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL A RESTRICTOR VALVE INTO THE FUEL FILLER PIPE, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 81V058000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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