The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET CAN CRACK CAUSING FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKS.
The risk
FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Wrangler | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Wrangler | 1987 | 38 | 5 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1988 | 50 | 3 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1989 | 62 | 4 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1990 | 79 | 4 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1991 | 76 | 6 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1992 | 77 | 4 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1993 | 108 | 3 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1994 | 151 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1994
30 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 94V241000 5 Dec 1994 | WAYNE WHEELED VEHICLES |
| 94V210000 25 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V203000 18 Oct 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V186000 4 Oct 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V188000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V187000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V184000 29 Sept 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V164000 1 Sept 1994 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994