DIPLOMAT UNSPECIFIED 1983: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK

Make : DIPLOMAT Model : UNSPECIFIED Year : 1983
Build Dates : 1980-07-01 - 1983-12-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 84V083000
Date Owner's Notified: 1984-09-14 Date Received by ODI: 1984-07-10 Date Added to Database: 1984-08-03
Manufacturers Involved: HIGH COUNTRY ALUMINUM PRODUCTS. LLC
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 5983
Summary:
      AUXILIARY FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WHICH KEEP TANK IN PLACE MAY LOOSEN. THE TANK COULD MOVE OR BECOME DISLODGED FROM MOTOR HOME.
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      FASTENERS WILL BE INSPECTED BY DEALER AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FUEL LEAKS MAY DEVELOP AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD RESULT. THE FUEL TANK, IF IT BECOMES DETACHED,COULD PRESENT A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.