1994 TBII T80208 Recall

Campaign:

95E005003 on 09/19/1995

Component:

Fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly:pressure relief devices

Manufactured:

07/31/1993 - 06/30/1994

Affected:

94

Defect:

Upon exposure to impurities in the natural gas fuel in cold weather, an internal o-ring on these devices can blister during decompression after "fast-fill" refueling resulting in seal leakage.

Consequence:

Internal damage to the o-ring seal could cause arelease of cng. if cng were released to the environment and an ignition source were present, a fire could occur.

Correction:

Mirada is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will replace recalled units with new devices that are not susceptible to o-ring damage from non-methane components of the gas supply when the devices are developed.

Notes:

System: fuel; compressed natural gas (cng); pressure relief valve/device.vehicle description: transit buses equipped with cng tanks which utilize mirada b-51300 thermally actuated pressure relief devices. note: if the valves have not been replaced free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact tbii at 1-505-347-3000 or mirada at 1-612-448-3686.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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