| NHTSA Record Id: 13753 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008100000010434000000136 |
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| Model Name: TOPAZ |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V019000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 97S66 |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 22 1991 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 18 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 75200 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 31 1997 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Feb, 25 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 26 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. the vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0l engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3l engines; 1992-1995 taurus/sable with 3.8l engines; 1994-1995 taurus/sable with 3.0l engines and 1992-1994 lincoln continental vehicles with 3.8l engines. during high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan can become blocked or frozen with snow. the fan motor may not rotate and could overheat. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 15, 1997.notes: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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