The defect
THERE MAY BE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND SURROUNDING PANELS CAUSING ABRASION OF THE FUEL TANK SURFACE. CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: ABRASION COULD AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL TANK AND RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE AND A FIRE HAZARD.
The remedy
INSTALL PROTECTIVE POLYURETHANE CUSHIONS BETWEEN BODY PANELS AND FUEL TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ferrari Mondial | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari Mondial | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Ferrari Mondial | 1984 | 0 | 4 |
| Ferrari Mondial | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1985
20 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FERRARI NORTH AMERICA filed 47 campaigns in all.
| 85V154000 21 Nov 1985 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 85V151000 19 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V139000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V130000 18 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V127000 15 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V110000 11 Sept 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V106000 27 Aug 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 85V090000 18 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985