The defect
TRUCKS FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS NO. 301, FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY, IN A 30 MPH FRONT ANGULAR BARRIER TEST IMPACT BECAUSE OF THE OMISSION OF THE NOSE SHIELD ON MIDSHIP FUEL TANK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE TRUCKS WHICH DO NOT MEET THE FMVSS INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE.
The remedy
INSTALL NOSE SHIELD ON THE MIDSHIP FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F250 | 1985, 1986 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F250 | 1985 | 21 | 2 |
| Ford F250 | 1986 | 38 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V172000 22 Dec 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 86V167000 17 Dec 1986 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 86V160000 11 Dec 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V162000 11 Dec 1986 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 86V149000 7 Nov 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 86V123000 2 Sept 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V105000 5 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V103000 4 Aug 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986