Beaver Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap

Beaver is recalling about 46 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline.

Campaign
79V139000
Manufacturer
BEAVER COACHES, INC.
Reported
5 June 1979
Vehicles
46
Built between
Dec 1978 – May 1979
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1978 and May 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1979 Beaver BeaverBuilt December 1978 to May 1979

What the defect is

The 2" gasoline filler hose may be mounted in such a manner that it may come into contact with the exhaust piping, causing the hose to melt, and permitting gasoline to leak from the tank.

What gets fixed

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE FILLER HOSE, ADD A HOSE SUPPORT CLAMP, AND ENSURE THAT FILLER HOSE IS A MINIMUM OF FOUR INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPING, AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1978 to May 1979
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 1979

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 June 1979.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
BEAVER COACHES, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Vehicle description: motorhomes.system: fuel; fuel tank assembly pipe, filler neck.consequences of defect: if an ignition source was present, leaking gasolinecooud cause a vehicle fire and serious personal injury.note: owner is advised not to start motorhome engine until the exhaust systemhas been inspected.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand