The defect
REAR IMPACT AT 30 MPH CAUSED STEEL MEMBER OF FLOOR STRUCTURE TO PUNCTURE TOP OF REAR FUEL TANK, IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS 301.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR FROM THIS PUNCTURE, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
The remedy
CUT CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT TUBE OFF AT FORWARD END TO PREVENT IT FROM PUNCTURING FUEL TANK IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lewis Reddi | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Reddi | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Lewis Reddi | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Lewis Reddi | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1990
23 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 90V176000 1 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V168000 20 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V165000 6 Sept 1990 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 90V157000 27 Aug 1990 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 90V151000 21 Aug 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V146000 13 Aug 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V143000 6 Aug 1990 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 90V130000 27 Jul 1990 | CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990