NHTSA recall 87V049000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 87V049000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1987-04-14 |
| Owners notified | 1987-09-09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 15078 |
What is wrong
FUEL HOSES (5) IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD DETERIORATE OVER TIME.
What can happen
FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE FIVE FUEL HOSES/CLAMPS.
Notes
SYSTEM: FUEL HOSES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH 1.4L ENGINE, MULTI-POINT FUELINJECTION AND CALIFORNIA EMISSION SYSTEMS.
| 1983 RENAULT ALLIANCE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-07-01. |
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| 1984 RENAULT ALLIANCE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-07-01. |
| 1985 RENAULT ALLIANCE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-07-01. |
| 1984 RENAULT ENCORE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-07-01. |
| 1985 RENAULT ENCORE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-07-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA86020
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.
| EA86020 | Engineering analysis, opened 1986-07-02, closed 1987-05-20. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.