The defect
FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OPERATION AT CONNECTIONS OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL SUPPLY HOSE TO THE PRESSURE REGULATOR AND TO THE FUEL RAIL.
The risk
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDRESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
RELOCATE PRESSURE REGULATOR; REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY WITH FORMED HOSE WITH REVISED ROUTING CONFIGURATION TO ENSURE SEALING INTEGRITY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1985, 1986 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dodge 600 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dodge Omni | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Plymouth Caravelle | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Plymouth Laser | 1987 |
| Plymouth Sundance | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 Laser | 1986 | 2 | 2 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1985 | 10 | 5 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1986 | 25 | 4 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1987 | 42 | 2 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1985 | 7 | 2 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1986 | 12 | 4 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1987 | 21 | 1 |
| Dodge 600 | 1985 | 2 | 4 |
| Dodge 600 | 1986 | 6 | 3 |
| Dodge 600 | 1987 | 6 | 1 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1985 | 4 | 3 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1987 | 8 | 1 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1985 | 1 | 4 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1986 | 14 | 2 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1987 | 8 | 2 |
| Dodge Omni | 1985 | 1 | 4 |
| Dodge Omni | 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| Dodge Omni | 1987 | 10 | 2 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1987 | 12 | 2 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Plymouth Caravelle | 1985 | 1 | 2 |
| Plymouth Caravelle | 1986 | 1 | 2 |
| Plymouth Caravelle | 1987 | 2 | 1 |
| Plymouth Laser | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1988
29 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 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