NHTSA campaign 02V335000 · Saleen campaign WRC-2003-01
Saleen Recall 02V-335: SALEEN/FUEL LINE LOCATION
NHTSA recall 02V335000 (Saleen campaign WRC-2003-01) was reported by SALEEN PERFORMANCE INC. on December 6, 2002, with 98 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saleen S281 for the 2001 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V335000 (also written 02V-335 or 02V335)
- Filed by
- SALEEN PERFORMANCE INC.
- Saleen campaign number
- WRC-2003-01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 98 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V335000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Saleen
Saleen S281
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 1, 2002 – November 29, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V335000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SUPERCHARGED VEHICLES, THE FUEL LINE CROSSOVER HOSE SITS TOO CLOSE TO THE EGR VALVE, CAUSING THE HOSE TO BECOME TOO HOT AND BURN THROUGH, LEAKING FUEL.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRACKET WHICH WILL LOWER THE HOSE AND RELOCATES IT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AWAY FROM THE EGR VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SALEEN AT 1-949-597-3837.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V335000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.