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1996 Ricon Activan

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 1 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

1 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 20, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline

MINI VAN CONVERTED TO A MOBILITY VAN, ONE PART OF THE CONVERSION INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED FUEL SYSTEM, THE COMPANY WHO DID THE CONVERSION USED STANDARD RUBBER FUEL LINE MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT TOLERATE THE PRESSURE OR HEAT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RUBBER TO DETERIORA…

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MINI VAN CONVERTED TO A MOBILITY VAN, ONE PART OF THE CONVERSION INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED FUEL SYSTEM, THE COMPANY WHO DID THE CONVERSION USED STANDARD RUBBER FUEL LINE MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT TOLERATE THE PRESSURE OR HEAT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RUBBER TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY AND CREATED MASSIVE FUEL LEAKS. NLM

NHTSA ODI #550018

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE00011 · Fuel Line Leaks

Opened Feb 23, 2000 · Closed Jun 12, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

ALLEGE FUEL LINES REPLACED BY RICON DURING THE CONVERSION PROCESS ARE LEAKING