The defect
THE SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS FAILED THE FMVSS 301 CRASH BARRIER TEST WHEN A RETURN FUEL HOSE WAS SEVERED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LOSS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD.
The risk
THE SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OFFMVSS 301. ALSO, SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCEOF IGNITION.
The remedy
LENGTHEN AND REROUTE THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar School Bus Chassis | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1992
17 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 92V172002 2 Dec 1992 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 92V172001 2 Dec 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V175000 2 Dec 1992 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 92V173000 30 Nov 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V161000 3 Nov 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V150000 19 Oct 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V147000 14 Oct 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 92V117000 19 Aug 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992