1996 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
Start: 2004-03-26

1 injured · 463088 · 2004-03-27

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F-150
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
Miles at failure: 85,000
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DUAL GAS TANKS. GAS IS PRESSURIZED FROM REAR TANK TO THE FRONT TANK. CAUSING A FUEL TRANSFER TO THE FRONT TANK, FRONT TANK IS OVERFILLING, GAS IS UNDER PRESSURE, SPILLING FROM THE OVERFLOW. WHEN THE CAP IS REMOVED, GAS EXPLODES FROM THE FILLER NECK. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10064015
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown