The defect
THE FUEL TANK STRAP CAN BREAK ALLOWING A SLIGHT UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE TANK. A DUAL FUEL TANK STRAP BREAKAGE CAN ALSO ALLOW THE TANK TO SLIDE FORWARD OR REARWARD.
The risk
MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK CAN ALLOW DIESEL FUEL TO LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
THE TOP FUEL TANK STRAP WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED, THICKER STRAP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oshkosh T Line | 1994 |
| Oshkosh X Line | 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh T Line | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Oshkosh X Line | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1995
15 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 95V243000 28 Dec 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V244000 15 Dec 1995 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 95V238000 11 Dec 1995 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 95V236000 8 Dec 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V234000 7 Dec 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 95V232000 5 Dec 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V179000 21 Sept 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V161000 18 Aug 1995 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995