The defect
THE FUEL TANK CAGE ASSEMBLY BOLTS MOUNTING THE VERTICAL STRAPS TO THE HORIZONTAL ANGLE WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE THREADED END OF THE BOLTS FACING THE FUEL TANK.
The risk
IF THE FUEL TANK CAGE IS STRUCK WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE ITIS POSSIBLE FOR THE BOLTS TO PIERCE THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE.FUEL LEAKAGE EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
THE FUEL TANK CAGE MOUNTING BOLTS WILL BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED WITH THE BOLT HEAD TOWARD THE TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 3600 | 1991, 1992 |
| International Harvester 3700 | 1991, 1992 |
| International Harvester 3800 | 1991, 1992 |
| International Harvester 3900FC | 1991, 1992 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester 3600 | 1991 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester 3600 | 1992 | 0 | 8 |
| International Harvester 3700 | 1991 | 0 | 5 |
| International Harvester 3700 | 1992 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester 3800 | 1991 | 1 | 5 |
| International Harvester 3800 | 1992 | 0 | 5 |
| International Harvester 3900FC | 1991 | 0 | 5 |
| International Harvester 3900FC | 1992 | 0 | 6 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 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 |
| 93V100000 8 Jun 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993