NHTSA recall 87V111000
Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting
Ford E350 and 1 more
Reported Jul 16, 1987250 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Aug 1, 1983 – Aug 1, 1987
The defect
Fuel leak at the top of the front fuel tank in the area of the vapor valve grommet. grommet may split due to compressive load when installed in the fuel tank.
The risk
Fuel may leak from vapor valve and become the source offuel for a fire.
The remedy
Installation of a newly designed vapor valve grommet.