The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER VANS AND STRIPPED CHASSIS. THERE IS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND THE FUEL LINE WHICH, OVER TIME, CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE.
The risk
IF THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FIRE COULD RESULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE. IN ADDITION, A PIECE OF ANTI-ABRASION INSULATION WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT ABRASION OF THE FUEL LINE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Econoline | 1995 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Econoline | 1995 | 73 | 4 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1998
40 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 98V332000 23 Dec 1998 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 98V318000 14 Dec 1998 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 98V312000 7 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V302000 1 Dec 1998 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V294000 10 Nov 1998 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 98V289000 9 Nov 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V287000 9 Nov 1998 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 98V269000 27 Oct 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998