NHTSA recall 93V068000
Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
Freightliner Freightliner
Reported Apr 26, 199354 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.Built Jul 1, 1992 – Dec 1, 1992
The defect
When the fuel tanks were tested in accordance with federal motor carrier safety regulation 363.67, fuel tank caps and/or filler neck welds leaked.
The risk
In case of an accident the fuel tanks may leak and ifa source of ignition IS present, fuel leakage can result in a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will expand the filler neck inner tube to prevent fuel from leaking out between it and the outer tube.