The defect
IMPROPERLY TORQUED CONNECTIONS OF FRONT FUEL FEED AND RETURN HOSES TO FUEL PIPES AT THE BODY RAIL COULD LOOSEN AND LEAK FUEL INTO THE UNDERHOOD AREA.
The risk
FUEL LEAKS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULDRESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
PROPERLY TORQUE THE FRONT FUEL FEED AND RETURN HOSES AT THE BODY RAIL LINES TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKAGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Calais | 1990 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1990 | 19 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Calais | 1990 | 12 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1990
23 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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