Recalls › 78V197000

NHTSA recall 78V197000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting

Ford F100 and 2 more

Reported Sep 11, 1978103 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Aug 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1978

The defect

The involved vehicles do not contain a fuel tank shield at the front right corner of the mid-ship fuel tank. In the event of a frontal impact, excessive fuel spillage from the fuel tank may occur. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity".

The remedy

Dealer will install the necessary fuel tank shield without charge to owner.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

Ask AI about this recallChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Vehicles in this recall

Ford F100
1979
Ford F150
1979
Ford F250
1979

Notes

Vehicle description: light trucks.system: fuel; fuel tank shield.consequences of defect: fuel spillage resulting from a vehicle impact couldresult in a fire and serious injuries to vehicle occupants.