NHTSA Complaint #10422575 — 2002 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT INCLUDE THE FUEL TANK ONLY THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE TANK IN PLACE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY PLACED TEMPORARY STRAPS ON THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PERMANENT STRAPS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE GAS TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND WEAKENED TO THE POINT WHERE FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE GAS TANK WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL, BECAUSE IT DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE THE GAS TANK AND STRAP WERE MADE FROM DIFFERENT MATERIAL, AND THE SALT CREATED A CHEMICAL REACTION AND DESTROYED THE STRAP AND THE TANK, THE TANK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/10/12