Item Affected: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Date Announced: 07/06/1990
Description of Recall: IN A REAR END COLLISION, THE PICKUP BOX CROSSMEMBER COULD CONTACT THE FUEL PUMP MODULES FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH WOULD BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 301.
Conequence: CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LEAKAGE OF FUEL COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT.
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL TWO PICKUP BOX REINFORCEMENT BLOCKER BRACKETS TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO ELIMINATE CONTACT WITH FUEL LINE.
Notes: SYSTEM: REAR BUMPER; FUEL SYSTEM; FMVSS 301. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS WITH 6 1/2 FOOT BOXES, EFI, AND NO REAR BUMPER.