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NHTSA recall 99E019000 · Equipment

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage

Reported Jun 4, 19992,100 vehicles affectedEMCO WHEATON DTMBuilt Jan 1, 1993 – Feb 28, 1999

The defect

Equipment description: emergency discharge valves for gasoline tanker trucks. the shear groove IS too close to the seal face of the valve. in certain side impact collisions, the material around the valve seat can tear.

The risk

This can result in the possibility of fuel leakage from the tank truck, increasing the risk of a fire.

The remedy

Emco will replace the affected valves with another valve that does not contain the design defect.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification began june 11, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact emco wheaton at 1-877-880-6532. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).