Component

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES

520 NHTSA complaints about fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank:selector devices issues across 14 makes and 46 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES

520 filings · 46 models · 14 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS MODERATE 520 ODI rows
  • MODELS 46 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 14 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 0.4% 2 crash-flagged
  • RANK #205 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 3 injuries
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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES vs nearest complaint-total peers

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES sits MODERATE on ODI intake volume (#205 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 46 models). Open Ford F-150 (category leader) →

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES severity reading

The standout signal for fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank:selector devices is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 3 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 520 filings (MODERATE volume).

Moderate-volume categories still show a fingerprint in the model table below, cross-check each nameplate's recall and investigation history before inferring a defect pattern.

Next step: compare Ford F-150 against POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT on filing totals before treating fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank:selector devices volume as a purchase signal.

520
Complaints
46
Models Affected
2
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Ford F-150
267
2 Ford F-250
38
3 Ford F-350
11
4 Ford Econoline
10
5 Ford F-Series
3
6 Toyota Corolla
2
7 Ford Thunderbird
2
8 Ford Pickup
2
9 Ford Ford Truck
2
10 Ford F Series (LIGHT)
2
11 Ford E-150
2
12 Ford Club Wagon
2
13 Dodge RAM
2
14 Suzuki Vitara
1
15 Subaru Legacy
1
16 Pontiac Grand Prix
1
17 Pontiac Grand AM
1
18 Plymouth Voyager
1
19 Nissan Pathfinder
1
20 Mazda B2000
1
21 Lincoln LS
1
22 KIA Sportage
1
23 KIA Sephia
1
24 Jeep Wrangler
1
25 GMC Envoy
1

Recent Complaints

1989 Ford F-250

1989 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING FUEL RESERVOIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO HONOR A SAFETY RECALL. FORD INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY C

1996 Ford F-Series

GASOLINE IS LEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT FUEL CAP OF MY 1996 FORD F-150 TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS DUAL TANKS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. MY RESEARCH ONL

2005 Nissan Pathfinder

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SHOWS THE VEHICLE HAS GASOLINE WHEN IT IS EMPTY. THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR

1989 Ford F-250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OV

1989 Ford E-250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD E250. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE

1990 Ford F-150

EXPERIENCING CROSS FILL BETWEEN DUAL TANKS IN 1990 FORD F150. CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS OVERFLOW AND GAS SPILL. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CONTACTED FORD

1989 Ford F-250

FUEL IS BEING PUMPED OUT OF FRONT TANK ON TO GROUND, SEE 91V146000 FORD CAN NOT TELL ME IF THE RECALL HAS OR HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS TRUCK. SEEMS IF THE TRUCK IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD THEY DON'T KEEP

1988 Ford F-150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH IT AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. HE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE FOR THE 1989 MODEL. THE DE

2003 GMC Envoy

GAS LEAK ON 2003 GMC ENVOY *CN

2001 Pontiac Grand Prix Fire

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAME ENGULFED

1991 Ford F-Series

FUEL TANK DEVERTER FOR BACK TANK MALFUNCTIONS WHEN SWITCH TO THE REAR FUEL TANK. FUEL FLOWS FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT THEN HAVE TO SWITCH BACK TO FRONT AFTER A WHILE, FUEL HAS SPILLED OVER FROM THE

1991 Ford Econoline

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS A DUAL TANK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE BACK TANK, SHE SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE LEARNED THAT FUEL WAS LE

2004 Toyota Corolla

WE BOUGHT A TOYOTA CORROLA MODEL 2004. SINCE WE BOUGHT IT TIL NOW, IT ALWAYS HAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK (GAS TANK, GAS PUMP, GAS ROD (?-PER DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL). OUR VEHICLE USED MAINLY

1990 Ford E-250

FUEL SPILLS OUT FROM THE FRONT FUEL TANK. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DUAL TANK SELECTOR VALVE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 91V146000. *JB

1989 Ford F-150

DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE APPEARS TO BE FORCING EXTRA FUEL INTO FRONT TANK WHILE REAR TANK IS SELECTED CAUSING IT TO OVERFLOW AND LEAK OUT OF THE FILLER CAP. CALLED DEALER AND THEY STATE NO RECAL

1991 Ford F-150

F150 FORD FUEL TANK VALVES TRANSFERRED FRONT TANK FUEL TO REAR TANK MAKING REAR TANK OVERFLOW. CITY TRUCK STOPPED ME TO TELL ME THAT GAS WAS POURING ALL OVER THE STREET. *JB

1989 Ford F-150

RE: RECALL 91V146000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 1989-1991 F150 TRUCKS... NOT EXACTLY A COMPLAINT... MORE OF A "CORRECTION"... FORD SAYS THIS RECALL HAS A BEGINNING DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF MARCH 1, 1989, NOT

1990 Ford F-150

THE FUEL STARTED TO RUN OUT OF THE FRONT FUEL TANK. I LOST MOST OF THE FUEL OUT OF THE REAR TANK THAT SPILLED ON THE ROAD. I THINK THAT THIS IS A FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN. NOW I DO NOT USE THE REAR TANK

1987 Ford F-150

MY 1987' FORD F150 HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS, WITH THE TANK SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON 01/25/06 AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN I PULL

1989 Ford F-250

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 91V146000 CONCERNING THE AUXILIARY TANK DEVICES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN TH

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