| NHTSA Record Id: 12334 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008342000203137000000146 |
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| Model Name: TRACER |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V145000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 97S80 |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 29 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 31 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 600 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 30 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Sep, 03 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 16 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9l engines, built at the hermosillo assembly plant and originally sold or currently registered in arizona. cracks can develop in the fuel tank near the heat shield attachment resulting in fuel leakage if the cracks go through the fuel tank wall. |
Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a vehicle fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. this will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. after installation, the fuel tank straps retain the heat shield. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification will begin september 30, 1997.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 1-800-424-9393. |
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