MONACO COACH MONACO — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

Name: NHTSA complaint: MONACO COACH MONACO — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
Start: 2001-02-21

fire · 291654 · 2001-03-08

Vehicle

Make: MONACO COACH
Model: MONACO
Year: —
Manufacturer: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

Severity

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

Narrative

MOTOR HOME FITTED WITH AN AIR SENSOR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT A FUEL PRESSURE SAFETY SWITCH, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE FUEL PUMPS, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 9002020
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown