| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V068000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GEORGIE BOY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SWINGER LIMITED |
| Model Year: |
1978 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19770801 - 19810731 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
490 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19991105 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19991105 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
19990406 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990415 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON CHRYSLER M50 AND M60 CHASSIS. THE MAIN FUEL TANK IS SUPPORTED BY TWO METAL STRAPS. THESE SUPPORTING STRAPS CAN CORRODE OVER TIME AND ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO FALL. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS TYPE OF FAILURE PRESENTS A HAZARD OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND WILL REPLACE ANY STRAPS THAT SHOW SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF INTEGRITY. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CHASSIS, CHRYSLER NO LONGER PROVIDES REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK STRAPS. NEW REPLACEMENT STRAPS WILL BE FABRICATED FROM THE CHRYSLER DRAWINGS. |