The defect
MAIN FUEL TANK FILLER CAP MAY DISENGAGE SUDDENLY WHEN REMOVING THE CAP FOR REFUELING. THE SUDDEN CAP DISENGAGEMENT PERMITS EXPULSION OF VAPOR AND UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, SPRAYS GASOLINE AROUND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR PERSONS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE GASOLINE SPILLAGE MAY CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR AN EXPLOSION IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
The remedy
REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SINGLE STAGE BAYONET CAP WITH A TWO STAGE CAP WHICH REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL ROTATION PRIOR TO REMOVAL. ALSO A WARNING LABEL STICKER WILL BE ISSUED TO BE INSTALLED JUST ABOVE THE GASOLINE FILL OPENING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Limited | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Limited | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1985 | 0 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1984 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1985 | 1 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1983 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1984 | 3 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1985 | 1 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1985
20 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 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. |
| 85V090000 18 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985