The defect
The Vehicle Production Group (VPG) is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 MV-1 vehicles, equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine. The pressure relief plug for the CNG storage tank may be incorrectly assembled.
The risk
If the plug is incorrectly assembled, it may inadvertently discharge the CNG. A CNG leak in the presence of an ignition source may ignite and result in a vehicle fire.
The remedy
The Vehicle Production Group will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary pressure relief device on each vehicle to prevent leaking, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 13, 2012. Owners may contact the Vehicle Production Group at 1-877-681-3678.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MV-1 | 2011, 2012 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV-1 | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| MV-1 | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2012
7 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the fuel system, other.
| 12V576000 11 Dec 2012 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 12V545000 23 Nov 2012 | Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| 12V524000 25 Oct 2012 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V505000 18 Oct 2012 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 12V345000 19 Jul 2012 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 12V053000 14 Feb 2012 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012