NHTSA recall campaign

98V176000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting

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2Affected configurations shown772Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
Report receivedJul 7, 2000
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO SLIP, INCREASING THE RISK OF THE TANK HITTING THE GROUND, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BOLTS AND NUTS IN THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WITH NEW BOLTS AND NUTS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED.

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 98V176000

1998 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRDOpen vehicle record →1997 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRDOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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