FORD BRONCO 1984: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

 
Make : FORD Model : BRONCO Year : 1984
Build Dates : 1983-12-01 - 1984-01-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 84V013000
Date Owner's Notified: 1984-03-01 Date Received by ODI: 1984-01-07 Date Added to Database: 1984-02-22
Manufacturers Involved: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC.
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 2100
Summary:
      THE CLAMPS ON FLEXIBLE FUEL HOSES CONNECTING THE FUEL PUMP TO THE METAL LINE MAY NOT BE IN THE PROPER POSITION.
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      THE HOSE CLAMP CONNECTING THE FUEL HOSE TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL BE INSPECTED AND RELOCATED, IF NECESSARY.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 301
Notes:
      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 OR 5.8 LITER ENGINES.SYSTEM: FUEL SYSTEM; HOSE CLAMPS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN CERTAIN FRONT END COLLISIONS, THE HOSE MAY SEPARATEFROM THE FUEL PUMP AND LEAK GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND GROUND,POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE HOSE IS NOT EXPECTED TO SEPARATE UNDER NORMALOPERATING CONDITIONS. FUEL LEAKAGE, AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATED HOSE CAUSED BY ACRASH, MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD301, FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.