NHTSA recall campaign

97E040000

ManufacturerMANCHESTER TANK & EQUIPMENT COReported1997-11-19Affected900 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) CYLINDERS EQUIPPED WITH AN OVERFILL PROTECTION. THE OVERFILL PROTECTION DEVICE MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Risk

IF A CYLINDER IS OVERFILLED, AND SOME OF THE GAS LEAKS OUT, THE VAPORS COULD IGNITE IF THERE WAS A SOURCE OF IGNITION PRESENT.

Manufacturer remedy

MANCHESTER TANK WILL REPLACE THESE CYLINDERS.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.