The defect
FUEL FILLER NECK COULD BE POSITIONED OR INSTALLED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FUEL TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
The risk
FUEL ODOR WOULD BE PRESENT AND IN PRESENCE OF AN IGNITIONSOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
REMOVE FUEL FILLER NECK AND RELOCATE BELOW FLOORLINE OF BUS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Neoplan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplan | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1988
29 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NEOPLAN USA CORP. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 88V194000 20 Dec 1988 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 88V193000 19 Dec 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V188000 6 Dec 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V189000 6 Dec 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V185000 28 Nov 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V182000 18 Nov 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V164000 18 Oct 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V165000 18 Oct 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988