NHTSA campaign 06V050000

Braun Recall 06V-050: FUEL HOSE

NHTSA recall 06V050000 was reported by BRAUN CORPORATION on February 14, 2006, with 657 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Braun Entervan for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on February 22, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 06V050000 (also written 06V-050 or 06V050)
Filed by: BRAUN CORPORATION
Report received: February 14, 2006
Potentially affected: 657 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified: February 22, 2006

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V050000. 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.

Braun

Braun Entervan
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – February 6, 2006 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V050000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS (BUICK TERRAZA, CHEVROLET UPLANDER, AND PONTIAC MONTANA SV6) BUILT ON PLATFORMS BY BRAUN, A FUEL HOSE CAN RUPTURE ALLOWING FUEL TO BE PUMPED FREELY FROM THE FUEL TANK AND INTO THE AREA UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEATING POSITION.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED VEHICLE DECELERATION OR, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE A SHORT SECTION OF THE FUEL LINE HOSE WITH A SIMILAR FUEL HOSE WITH A HIGHER PRESSURE RATING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN AT 1-800-946-7513.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V050000

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.