Jeep Fuel System, Gasoline: Storage

Jeep is recalling about 75 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. In the presence of an ignition source, this could resultin a fire.

Campaign
90V168000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
20 September 1990
Vehicles
75
Built between
Jun 1989 – Jun 1989
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 October 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1989 and June 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1989 Jeep WranglerBuilt June 1989 to June 1989

What the defect is

In a rear impact collission, fuel tank may leak fuel in excess of amount allowed by FMVSS 301 because of misbuilt fuel tank skid plates.

What could happen

In the presence of an ignition source, this could resultin a fire. Vehicle would not comply with FMVSS 301.

What gets fixed

INSTALL FLANGE ON FUEL TANK SKID PLATE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1989 to June 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 September 1990
  3. Owners notified26 October 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 20 September 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
CHRYSLER 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; FMVSS 301.VEHICLE description: multi-purpose vehicles equipped with metal fuel tanks.

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