The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS EQUIPPED WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FUEL TANKS. INCORRECT FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE INSTALLED ON THE SMALL FUEL TANK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT BE SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE.
The risk
THE FUEL TANK COULD MOVE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MOUNTING STRAPS FOR THE SMALL FUEL TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Ram | 1999 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Ram | 1999 | 366 | 9 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 1999
5 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the fuel system, other; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 99V326000 22 Nov 1999 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V279000 14 Oct 1999 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
| 99V241000 1 Sept 1999 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 99V044000 11 Mar 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999