| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V102001 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AMTRAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GENESIS |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
|
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19911101 - 19920701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
200 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19921015 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19921015 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
IC CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19920803 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920831 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
301 |
| Defect Summary: |
THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED THE CRASH BARRIER TEST. THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED, RESULTING IN FLUID LOSS GREATER THAN ALLOWED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". |
| Consequence Summary: |
FUEL SPILLS IN A COLLISION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIREIF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MODIFY THE FUEL TANK CAGE TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301. |