NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Recall Query RQ97-016: FUEL LEAKAGE

Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Recall Query RQ97-016 on October 27, 1997 and closed it on June 30, 1998. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1987–1994 Jeep Wrangler for it and links recall 94V-106 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number: RQ97-016 (also written RQ97016)
Investigation type: Recall Query An investigation into whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or whether its remedy works, run much like a Preliminary Evaluation.
Status: Closed June 30, 1998
Opened: October 27, 1997
Closed: June 30, 1998
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Recall linked by NHTSA: 94V-106 (NHTSA record)
Vehicles and equipment: 1987–1994 Jeep Wrangler

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Recall Query RQ97-016.

ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 REPORTS ON FUEL LEAKAGE AND 3 REPORTS ON ALLEGED REMEDY FAILURE REPORTS

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Recall Query RQ97-016. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Jeep

Jeep Wrangler
- 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

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What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for RQ97-016

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.