Patent ID: 8424914

Claim:
A vehicle having a chassis ( 2 ) with a support structure on which a fluid tank ( 10 , 11 ) is slideable, the tank being molded from plastics material and being slideable away from the chassis on at least one tubular carrier element ( 14 a ) which extend into a passage aperture ( 18 ) molded into the tank, the aperture including a metal reinforcing tubular structure which is isolated from any fluid in the tank and which slides on the tubular carrier element ( 14 a ) carried by the chassis ( 2 ) to allow the tank to slide away from the chassis to give access to components of the vehicle inboard of the tank, the tank includes at least one reinforcing insert structure ( 10 a ) which is molded into the tank so as not to come into contact with any fluid in the tank and the metal reinforcing tubular structure is inserted into the passage aperture ( 18 ) through openings provided in the metal reinforcing insert structure ( 10 a ).