NHTSA campaign 08V167000
UM Recall 08V-167: FUEL CAP ASSEMBLY
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V167000 was reported by UNITED MOTORS OF AMERICA, INC on April 11, 2008, with 1,145 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the UM V2C-650 and UM V2S-650 for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on April 29, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V167000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V167000 (also written 08V-167 or 08V167)
- Filed by
- UNITED MOTORS OF AMERICA, INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,145 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE08-024 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V167000. 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.
UM
UM V2C-650
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – February 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
UM V2S-650
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – February 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V167000.
Defect description
UNITED MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,145 V2C-650 AND V2S-650 SERIES MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL TANK CAP GASKETS THAT PREVENT PROPER TANK VENTILATION.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE STALLING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE EXISTING GAS CAP GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UNITED MOTORS AT 1-800-886-8599.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V167000
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.