The defect
A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE.
The risk
SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND INSTALLATION OF REDUNDANT CHECK VALVES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Ford F-250 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Ford F-350 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Ford F Super Duty | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Ford F150 | 1990 |
| Ford F250 | 1990 |
| Ford F350 | 1990 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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 F Super Duty | 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Ford F Super Duty | 1992 | 8 | 1 |
| Ford F Super Duty | 1993 | 3 | 2 |
| Ford F-150 | 1991 | 304 | 3 |
| Ford F-150 | 1992 | 470 | 3 |
| Ford F-150 | 1993 | 586 | 7 |
| Ford F-250 | 1991 | 107 | 5 |
| Ford F-250 | 1992 | 119 | 4 |
| Ford F-250 | 1993 | 130 | 6 |
| Ford F-350 | 1991 | 31 | 5 |
| Ford F-350 | 1992 | 52 | 4 |
| Ford F-350 | 1993 | 101 | 6 |
| Ford F150 | 1990 | 254 | 4 |
| Ford F250 | 1990 | 107 | 6 |
| Ford F350 | 1990 | 39 | 6 |
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. |
| 93V112000 7 Jul 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V100000 8 Jun 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993