The defect
THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.
The risk
THE OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP CAUSES A FUELLEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford E-150 | 1991 |
| Ford E-250 | 1991 |
| Ford E-350 | 1991 |
| Ford E150 | 1989, 1990 |
| Ford E250 | 1989, 1990 |
| Ford E350 | 1989, 1990 |
| Ford Econoline | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Ford F150 | 1989 |
| Ford F250 | 1989 |
| Ford F350 | 1989 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford E-150 | 1991 | 15 | 1 |
| Ford E-250 | 1991 | 8 | 1 |
| Ford E-350 | 1991 | 19 | 1 |
| Ford E150 | 1989 | 30 | 2 |
| Ford E150 | 1990 | 15 | 3 |
| Ford E250 | 1989 | 7 | 2 |
| Ford E250 | 1990 | 3 | 2 |
| Ford E350 | 1989 | 25 | 3 |
| Ford E350 | 1990 | 23 | 2 |
| Ford Econoline | 1989 | 32 | 2 |
| Ford Econoline | 1990 | 30 | 4 |
| Ford Econoline | 1991 | 24 | 3 |
| Ford F150 | 1989 | 210 | 4 |
| Ford F250 | 1989 | 101 | 6 |
| Ford F350 | 1989 | 40 | 5 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1991
16 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 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. |
| 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. |
| 91V087000 3 Jun 1991 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991