NHTSA recall campaign
91V179000
ManufacturerGILLIG CORPORATIONReported1991-10-09Affected62 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
A HYDRAULIC LEAK MAY DEVELOP IN THE WEBSTER COOLING FAN.
Risk
IF A SEVERE HYDRAULIC LEAK OCCURS, HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN BESPRAYED ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLDS OR ACCUMULATE ON THE TURBOCHARGER AND INSULATIONAND THEN BE IGNITED BY THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, TURBOCHARGER, OR MUFFLER,RESULTING IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
STEAM CLEAN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RUN THE SYSTEM TO DETECT LEAKS, AND REPLACE ANY LEAKING WEBSTER COOLING FAN.
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