The defect
TWO TOP MOUNTING STRAPS SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME. BREAKAGE HAS OCCURRED WHERE THE STRAP BOLTS TO THE FRAME RAIL.
The risk
IF THE STRAP BREAKS, THE FUEL TANK CAN MOVE AND RUB AGAINST THE FLOOR OF THE BODY AND THE FUEL LINES CAN BE DAMAGED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A STRONGER STRAP REPLACING THE UPPER STRAP. A FRAME CROSSMEMBER/CHANNEL, DESIGNED TO BOLT ONTO THE FRAME LOWER FLANGES DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FUEL TANK, WILL BE INSTALLED WHEN THE CHASSIS DESIGN DID NOT PLACE A FRAME CROSSMEMBER WITHIN 2" MEASURED FROM THE REAR OF THE FUEL TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oshkosh M Line | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh M Line | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Oshkosh M Line | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Oshkosh M Line | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Oshkosh M Line | 1993 | 2 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1995
15 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 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 |
| 95V232000 5 Dec 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V179000 21 Sept 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V161000 18 Aug 1995 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 95V155000 11 Aug 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995