NHTSA recall 14V040000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 14V040000 |
| Manufacturer | Almared, Inc. |
| Reported | 2014-02-06 |
| Owners notified | 2014-01-10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
| Units potentially affected | 18 |
What is wrong
Almared, Inc., dba A-1 Alternative Fuel Systems, is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford F-550 transit buses manufactured May 2011 through April 2013, altered to operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). In the affected vehicles, the brackets securing the passenger side CNG fuel tank may break.
What can happen
If the brackets break, the CNG tank may separate from the vehicle frame increasing the risk of a crash or possible fire.
The remedy
Almared, Inc. has notified owners and all affected vehicles have been remedied, free of charge. Owners may contact Almared at 1-559-485-4427.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2011 FORD F-550 | Built 2011-05-01 to 2012-04-13. |
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| 2012 FORD F-550 | Built 2011-05-01 to 2012-04-13. |
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Investigated as PE13038
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE13038 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2013-11-15, closed 2014-03-09. CNG Fuel Container Securement. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| ASI-44455 | 2014-05-07. Service bulletin. FORD: THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY (DTE) MESSAGE WOULD BE CLEARED ONCE PROPER QUANTITY OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) IS ADDED TO DEF TANK AND SHOULD BE FILLED AT OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. MODEL 2011-2015 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE |
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| ASI-44238 | 2014-03-07. Service bulletin. FORD: DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND/OR DIESEL FUEL CONDITIONING MODULE (DFCM), SOME TRUCKS WILL EXPERIENCE A GROWL, BUZZ OR VIBRATION IF THE FUEL LEVEL IS AT OR BELOW 1/4 TANK, THEN ITS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC WITH SLIGHT AIR ENTERING FUEL SYSTEM BUT IF ABOVE 1/4 TANK CHECK MANUAL. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE |
| ASI-44179 | 2014-01-14. Service bulletin. FORD: A WARNING MESSAGE REGARDING DISTANCE TO EMPTY (DTE) FOR DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) SYSTEM CAN BE CLEARED IF REFILLING THE TANK WITH THE PROPER QUANTITY OF DEF AND SHOULD BE FILLED DURING AN OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. MODEL YEARS 2011-2014. NO MODELS. *PE |
| AS-21820 | 2011-07-07. Service bulletin. FORD: THERE MAY BE FUEL CONTAMINATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE MAY NOT START, HAVE A HARD START, RUN ROUGH, HAVE EXHAUST SMOKE, OR THE ENGINE MAY KNOCK. 2011 F SUPER DUTY. *RM |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.