NHTSA recall campaign
87E039000
ManufacturerDEERE AND COMPANYReported1987-12-29Affected22 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY IS A FLEX FITTING DESIGN THAT TRANSFERS FUEL TO THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FROM THE FUEL FILTERS. THE FLANGE ON THE FUEL LINE MAY CRACK.
Risk
A CRACKED FLANGE WOULD ALLOW DIESEL FUEL TO SPRAY FROMTHE FILTER HOSE UNTIL ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THERE IS ALSO APOTENTIAL OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
A NEW IMPROVED DESIGNED HOSE WILL BE INSTALLED TO REPLACE THE OLD HOSE.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.