| NHTSA Record Id: 11851 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008767000005434000000146 |
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| Model Name: AEROSTAR |
Model Year: 1988 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V190000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 98M03 |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1987 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 30 1989 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 140000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 11 1998 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Aug, 11 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 27 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: mini vans originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alabama, arizona, arkansas, california (10 southern counties of los angeles, orange, san bernadino, san diego, riverside, ventura, santa barbara, san luis obispo, imperial, and kern), florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, nevada (clark county), oklahoma, south carolina, and texas, and in the u.s. territories covered by the federal statutes. the upper portion of the fuel tank can develop small cracks due to extended exposure to very high ambient temperatures. fuel vapor or leakage could occur at these cracks. |
Consequence Summary: If an ignition source is present, a fire could result. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fuel tank, regardless of mileage, through march 31, 2002. this coverage will only be for structural cracks at the top of the tank and will not include other damage caused by an accident or road debris. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began december 9, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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