2000 Sundiro Mantis II recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: scooters. During full compression of the suspension system, the fuel shut-off valve on the underside of the fuel tank, will come into contact with the engine housing of the vehicle. This contact CAN cause a stress crack fracture to the petcock nipple to the fuel tank joint.
💥 The risk
This condition CAN cause a fuel leakage. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, CAN result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
American sundiro is instructing owners to contact an authorized dealer to have their scooter repaired free of charge.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V255000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUNDIRO MOTORCYCLE
- Vehicles affected
- 2,183
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-888-431-5666
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 22, 2001
- Built
- Oct 1, 1998 – Aug 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owner notification began january 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact american sundiro (renfroe engineering) at 1-888-431-5666. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).