Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control (Grumman)
Vehicle recall 83V-138. NHTSA received GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC.’s report on Dec 27, 1983.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC.’s report on Dec 27, 1983. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, VEHICLE MAY LEAK FUEL WHEN ROLLED TO AN INCLINATION OF LESS THAN 45 DEGREES.
ALTHOUGH A VENT VALVE IS PRESENT, THE VALVE CLOSES ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ANGLE EXCEEDS 45 DEGREES.
THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, “FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VENT HOSE WITH ONE OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN. THE VENT HOSE WILL BE REROUTED TO A POSITION ABOVE THE MAXIMUM FUEL LEVEL AND WILL DISCHARGE INTO THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT AND MEDIUM TRUCKS.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK VENT HOSE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TOROLL, SPILLED FUEL MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A FIRE AND PERSONAL INJURY.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 51 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Grumman Kubvan Trucksand 1983, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.