# Transport Canada recall 1996004

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1996004
- Manufacturer's number: 670
- Reported: 1996\-01\-09
- Component: Fuel System
- Notification type: Safety TC
- Units potentially affected: 25516

## What is wrong

AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE MAY BUILD UP IN THE VEHICLE'S PLASTIC FUEL TANK AND UNGROUNDED FUEL FILLER TUBE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. UNDER THE RIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE, LOW HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL LEVEL CONDITIONS, THE STATIC CHARGE ON THE FUEL FILLER TUBE MAY CAUSE A SPARK TO OCCUR WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

CORRECTION: A FUEL FILLER GROUND STRAP WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN \& COUNTRY
- 1996 DODGE CARAVAN
- 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- [1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER](/makes/plymouth/grand-voyager/1996/recalls.md)
- [1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER](/makes/plymouth/voyager/1996/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [140897](/bulletins/6088884.md), 2000-01-11, Service bulletin
- [140895](/bulletins/46493.md), 1996-04-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1996004](/v1/recalls/tc/1996004)

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