| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V097000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
COLLINS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
AMBULANCE |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COLLINS AMBULANCE CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19840801 - 19870801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
343 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870715 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870715 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19870706 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870728 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THERE MAY BE HOLES IN THE GASOLINE FUEL FILLER NECK IN THE WELD SEAM WHICH CONVERTS THE FORD FILLER NECK WITH A 90 DEGREE BEND INTO A STRAIGHT TUBE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
SUCH HOLES COULD ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK CREATING THEPOTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
PRESSURE TEST FILLER NECKS TO ASSURE THAT NO POTENTIAL LEAKS EXISTS IN THIS PART. |