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Fuel Tank Vehicle Module

Dual module large fuel tank.

The Fuel Tank Vehicle Module is a vehicle module in Rust that takes 2 sockets on a modular car's chassis. It weighs 225 kg and has 325 health on the car. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 100 scrap to research.

About the Fuel Tank Vehicle Module

Its health on the car is the module item's condition, so a module taken off keeps its damage and goes back on with it. Shredded with its car at the Junkyard, it gives back half of its recipe, rounded down.

On the tech tree it sits behind 7 other unlocks: Large Flatbed Vehicle Module, Flatbed Vehicle Module, Modular Car Lift, Small Rechargeable Battery, Large Solar Panel, Water Wheel and 1 more.

Fuel Tank Vehicle Module weight, health and stats

2SOCKETS
225 kgMASS

How to craft the Fuel Tank Vehicle Module

Crafting one takes 25 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 175 × Metal Fragments and 100 × Wood.

Metal Fragments 175
Wood 100
Fuel Tank Vehicle Module
Output ×1
Workbench Level 2
Craft time
WB2 25s
WB3 −50% 12.5s

How to get the Fuel Tank Vehicle Module blueprint

Research it for 100 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 8 Blueprint Fragments in total.

Research table Burn one copy of the item for its blueprint
Item 1 Item
+
Scrap 100 Scrap
→
Blueprint Blueprint
Research cost 100
Tech tree In the level 1 workbench tree
Node Node
+
Blueprint Fragment 1 Blueprint Fragment
→
Unlocked Unlocked
Total to reach 8

Shredding

Shredding a car at the Junkyard gives back half of each attached module's recipe, rounded down, on top of what the car itself yields.

How to repair the Fuel Tank Vehicle Module

A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 36 × Metal Fragments and 21 × Wood, and you need its blueprint.

Repair bench Blueprint required
×36 ×21
Condition lost —

Stats checked against the Rust game files on 9 November 2026.