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1993 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES

1 injured · 191606 · 2000-01-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DUEL TANK PROBLEM UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOU NOW. PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY CHECK VALVE. ONE FUEL FILTER, ONE FUEL LINE GOING TO ENGINE, TWO FUEL PUMPS (ONE ON EACH TANK). MUST HAVE CHECK VALVE TO KEEP FUEL FROM PUMPING BACK INTO UNUSED TANK. CHECK VALVE FAILURE WILL CAUSE INUSED FUEL TO PUMP INTO UNUSED TANK, OVERFILLING TANK AND CAUSING IT TO LEAK OUT FILL CAP. GAS DRIPS OUT OF FILL CAP. IF VEHICLE HAS DUEL EXHAUST, GAS COULD DRIP ON EXHAUST CAUSING FIRE AND EXPLOSION. DEALER AGREES WITH MY EVALUATION. PLEASE CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM! *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
716930
Machine
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