1979 DODGE M SERIES-MOBILHOME Recalls
SELECT A YEAR
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 10/22/1979
Description of Recall: IN SOME CASES, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT MAY PENETRATE THE WALL OF THE FUEL TANK. INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FRAME MOUNTED PLASTIC FUEL TANK AND THE DRIVELINE PROPELLER SHAFT MAY ALLOW CONTACT BETWEEN THE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT AND THE TANK.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A SHIELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND PROPELLER SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.SYSTEM: FUEL; TANK ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: PENETRATION IN THE WALL OF THE FUEL TANK WILL RESULT INFUEL LEAKAGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND PASSENGER INJURIES.
