The defect
AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL HOSE ROUTED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR MAY HAVE AN INADEQUATELY TIGHTENED HOSE CLAMP. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE FUEL HOSE COULD LEAK AND RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REPOSITION AND TIGHTEN TO THE PROPER TORQUE LEVEL OF THE FUEL HOSE CLAMP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1985 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1985 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1985 |
| Dodge 600 | 1985 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1985 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1985 |
| Dodge Omni | 1985 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1985 |
| Plymouth Caravelle | 1985 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1985 | 6 | 3 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1985 | 10 | 5 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1985 | 7 | 2 |
| Dodge 600 | 1985 | 2 | 4 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1985 | 4 | 3 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1985 | 1 | 4 |
| Dodge Omni | 1985 | 1 | 4 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Plymouth Caravelle | 1985 | 1 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1985
20 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 85V003000 9 Dec 1985 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 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. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985