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

Dodge is recalling about 3,500 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. This contact could cause hose damage and fuel leakagethat, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Campaign
90V176000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
1 October 1990
Vehicles
3,500
Built between
Jul 1990 – Aug 1990
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 April 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1990 and August 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1991 Dodge DakotaBuilt July 1990 to August 1990

What the defect is

Steel braided fuel hose routing may allow contact between the hose and transmission wiring harness.

What could happen

This contact could cause hose damage and fuel leakagethat, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

INSTALL A TIE STRAP TO SECURE THE TRANSMISSION WIRING AWAY FROM THE FUEL HOSE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1990 to August 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 October 1990
  3. Owners notified15 April 1991

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 1 October 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
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 hose.vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with four speed automatictransmissions.

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