The defect
THE FUEL FILLER HOSE OR FUEL FILLER VENT HOSE WAS DAMAGED BY A DRILL BIT USED TO INSTALL THE DSO PACKAGE ATTACHING HARDWARE ONTO THE FLOOR PAN.
The risk
IF EITHER OF THE HOSES WAS PENETRATED BY THE DRILL BIT,FUEL LEAKAGE COULD RESULT, PARTICULARLY DURING FUELING OF THE VEHICLE. IN THEPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COULD RESULT IN FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER AND VENT HOSES AND RELOCATE THE MOUNTING HARDWARE IN THE FLOOR PAN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Econoline | 1992, 1993 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 Econoline | 1992 | 83 | 3 |
| Ford Econoline | 1993 | 65 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 93V220000 28 Dec 1993 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V002000 4 Dec 1993 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 93V199000 1 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V192000 23 Nov 1993 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 93V159000 27 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V145000 3 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V125000 2 Aug 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V112000 7 Jul 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993