The defect
FUEL FILLER AND VENT HOSE CAME OFF DURING FMVSS 301 COMPLIANCE TEST.
The risk
SEPARATION OF FUEL FILLER AND VENT HOSE FROM FUEL TANKCAUSES FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE SPILLED FUEL COULD CATCH FIRE NEARAN IGNITION SOURCE; VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.
The remedy
TIGHTEN THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE HOSES TO THE TANK AND THE FUEL FILLER TUBE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas MVP SAF-T-Liner | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas MVP SAF-T-Liner | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas MVP SAF-T-Liner | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas MVP SAF-T-Liner | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas MVP SAF-T-Liner | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1991
16 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 91V216000 13 Dec 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V201000 18 Nov 1991 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 91V169000 1 Oct 1991 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 91V146000 4 Sept 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V132000 5 Aug 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V110000 26 Jun 1991 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 91V108000 21 Jun 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V103000 17 Jun 1991 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991