NHTSA complaint: 1992 DODGE CARAVAN — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK, A FIRE ERUPTED DUE TO THE FUMES COMING FROM THE TANK, POSSIBLY FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VAN IN TO MY LOCAL DODGE DISTRIBUTOR TO CHECK OUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL TANK ( NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE, EVEN TO THE PAINT) AND THEY SUGGESTED I LET THEM INSTALL A "GROUND STRAP ON FUEL FILLER NECK" OF THE FUEL TANK. I AGREED, AND ASKED WHY SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS NOT ALREADY IN PLACE, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY ANSWER. I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK FOR RECALLS ON DODGE CARAVANS FOR "GROUND STRAPS ON THE FUEL FILLER NECK."
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation