McLaren Automotive is recalling 164 of its new Artura plug-in hybrid supercars within the U.S. for defective nuts on high-pressure gasoline pipes that may result in a gasoline leak.

In line with a security recall report posted on the NHTSA web site, if the nut turns into free, “the seal between the top flare of the gasoline pipe and the sealing cone of the pump outlet could also be disrupted,” leading to a gasoline leak.

The tip flare is positioned close to engine elements, the report stated. A gasoline leak within the presence of warmth, equivalent to sizzling engine elements, can improve the danger of fireplace, NHTSA stated.

The report stated the chilly shaped nuts can probably loosen from the threaded outlet connection of the gasoline pump “specifically throughout dynamic driving manoeuvres generally related to monitor operating.”

McLaren recognized 15-millimeter chilly shaped nuts with rolled threads as the reason for the difficulty. The automaker will change the high-pressure gasoline pipes which have chilly shaped nuts with rolled threads with new high-pressure gasoline pipes which have 16.5-millimeter absolutely machined nuts with reduce threads.

There have been no crashes or accidents associated to the difficulty.

U.S. deliveries of the Artura, which suffered software program and provide chain delays, first started in October however are set to ramp up in January.

McLaren spokesperson Roger Ormisher informed Automotive Information fewer than 50 impacted automobiles have been in buyer arms. A majority are both dealership demo automobiles or from the automaker’s press and advertising fleets.

“McLaren takes security and high quality very critically and has, due to this fact, chosen to launch a security recall to switch a fuel-line nut on the McLaren Artura,” the automaker stated in an emailed assertion. “Whereas the variety of affected automobiles in buyer possession is comparatively small, McLaren has acted in an abundance of warning to be able to instantly eradicate any potential security danger related to this problem.”