| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V018000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
LEWIS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
REDDI |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19870801 - 19881001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
139 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19891208 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19891208 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19900101 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900228 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
301 |
| Defect Summary: |
REAR IMPACT AT 30 MPH CAUSED STEEL MEMBER OF FLOOR STRUCTURE TO PUNCTURE TOP OF REAR FUEL TANK, IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS 301. |
| Consequence Summary: |
FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR FROM THIS PUNCTURE, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
CUT CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT TUBE OFF AT FORWARD END TO PREVENT IT FROM PUNCTURING FUEL TANK IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION. |