The defect
THE THREADS IN SOME FUEL FILLER NECK INSERTS ARE NOT PROPERLY FORMED.
The risk
FUEL FILLER CAPS CAN BIND AND RATCHET BEFORE SEALING.
The remedy
INSTALL REPLACEMENT FUEL FILLER NECK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| John Deere RV1000 | 1986, 1987 |
| John Deere RV1200 | 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere RV1000 | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| John Deere RV1000 | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| John Deere RV1200 | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
| John Deere RV1200 | 1987 | 1 | 5 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1987
28 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; DEERE AND COMPANY filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 87V199000 30 Dec 1987 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 87V191000 18 Dec 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V186000 7 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V184000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V157000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V155000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V151000 21 Sept 1987 | MASERATI AUTOMOBILES, INC |
| 87V142000 9 Sept 1987 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987