NHTSA recall 85V154000
Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Thomas Minotour and 1 more
Reported Nov 21, 19851,520 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Jul 1, 1982 – Nov 1, 1985
The defect
The body IS subject to shift forward during an impact and the fuel filler hose and/or fuel vent line hose may separate from either the fuel filler neck or the gas tank. This does not comply with fmvss 301. consequence of defect: a fuel spill could occur and possibly result in a fire.
The remedy
Install new fuel filler and vent line hoses, which are capable of being stretched beyond the extent to which the body could shift forward during a 30 mph frontal impact.