The defect
Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. (IMT) is recalling one model year 2013 Refuse-Container Delivery vehicle, equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system by Agility Fuel Systems. The affected CNG system has flexible stainless steel, sleeved, high pressure hoses that may corrode from exposure to environmental conditions such as water mixed with road salt.
The risk
Corrosion of the fuel hose may result in a CNG leak, which in the presence of an ignition source, may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
IMT will notify the owner and instruct them to contact Agility to have the defective hose assembly replaced free of charge. The recall began on May 4, 2017. Owners may contact IMT customer service at 1-800-247-5958, or Agility customer service at 1-888-686-7278. IMT's number for this recall is 16E-092.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IMT Container Delivery Truck | 2013 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMT Container Delivery Truck | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2017
11 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the fuel system, other; Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 17V665000 19 Oct 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V269000 21 Apr 2017 | National Fleet Services of Ohio |
| 17V234000 6 Apr 2017 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 17V228000 4 Apr 2017 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 17V203000 23 Mar 2017 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 17V204000 23 Mar 2017 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 17V199000 23 Mar 2017 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 17V170000 13 Mar 2017 | Roush CleanTech, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017