Fleetguard Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Fleetguard is recalling about 62,376 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. This is a potential safety risk due to gasoline leakagewhich may result in a fire.

Campaign
88E011000
Manufacturer
FLEETGUARD, INC.
Reported
20 April 1988
Vehicles
62,376
Built between
Nov 1987 – Dec 1987
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 April 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1987 and December 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Fleetguard FleetguardBuilt November 1987 to December 1987

What the defect is

In line fuel filter leakage at the seam (crimped area) of the filter.

What could happen

This is a potential safety risk due to gasoline leakagewhich may result in a fire.

What gets fixed

THE FILTER WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW TYPE FUEL FILTER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1987 to December 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 April 1988
  3. Owners notified11 April 1988

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 20 April 1988.

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
FLEETGUARD, 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 category: heavy duty trucks.

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.

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