- Vehicles
- 704
- Built between
- Mar 1989 – Jul 1990
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 July 1990
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1989 and July 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1989-1990 Utilimaster AeromateBuilt March 1989 to July 1990
What the defect is
Fuel tank mounting straps may allow minor amount of shifting by fuel tank in a rear end crash with fuel leakage in excess of amount allowed by standard.
What could happen
Vehicles would not meet requirements of FMVSS 301; in thepresence of an ignition source, fuel leakage could result in a vehicular fire.
What gets fixed
RETROFIT VEHICLES WITH FUEL MOUNTING STRAPS OF ORIGINAL DESIGN.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1989 to July 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 August 1990
- Owners notified30 July 1990
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 6 August 1990.
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
- UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 301
- 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
System: fuel tank mounting; FMVSS 301.VEHICLE description: walk-in vans.
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.