Why aren’t all gasoline tanks located on the same side of the car? This can be very annoying when you switch cars with your spouse and drive up to a gas pump. In my car, the gas tank is on the left ...

You can't easily siphon gas out of modern cars because they're built with one-way valves meant to let fuel easily flow in but ...

CHARLOTTE — Dozens of drivers told Action 9 attorney Jason Stoogenke they heard a loud bang and found out their gas tank had expanded. In some cases, they say their backseat came off. They say a valve ...

It looked like a simple plastic tube, about a yard long. Holding it up at a news conference last year, FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey announced that the agency ...

The FAA has given operators four more years to comply with maintenance requirements for fuel tank systems on transport aircraft--moving the date to Dec. 16, 2008, from Dec. 6, 2004. The agency's Fuel ...

This Safety Alert highlights the critical importance of preventing water intrusion into fuel tanks. The U.S. Coast Guard ...

WASHINGTON -- The government will order airlines to install a system to reduce the chance of fuel tank explosions like the one that downed a TWA Boeing 747 in 1996, Federal Aviation Administration ...

The nation's top aviation safety investigator said federal regulators should adopt a rule that would force airlines to modify their fuel tanks to prevent explosions similar to the one on a Trans World ...

Hyundai is recalling 85,043 Sonata sedans whose gas tanks may melt, increasing the risk of a fire. An issue with the purge control check valve can fill the tank with compressed air, leading to ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All new jetliners and more than 2,700 planes now in service, including Boeing Co 737s and A320s made by Europe's Airbus, must be equipped with systems designed to minimize the ...