Complaint 189614
1996 RICON ACTIVAN • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY • filed Dec 20, 1999
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 189614
- Make
- RICON
- Model
- ACTIVAN
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- Date Received
- Dec 20, 1999
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Owner Narrative
MINI VAN CONVERTED TO A MOBILITY VAN, ONE PART OF THE CONVERSION INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED FUEL SYSTEM, THE COMPANY WHO DID THE CONVERSION USED STANDARD RUBBER FUEL LINE MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT TOLERATE THE PRESSURE OR HEAT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RUBBER TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY AND CREATED MASSIVE FUEL LEAKS. NLM
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.