| NHTSA Record Id: 15791 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008420000203250000000161 |
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| Model Name: CONTOUR |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V203000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 18 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 17 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1800 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 09 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Nov, 17 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 20 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: bi-fuel vehicles modified to run on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (cng). the natural gas fuel tanks have a solenoid shut-off valve that stops fuel flow from the fuel tank in the event of certain moderate to severe collisions. if the vehicle is in a collision and the natural gas fuel line is damaged, the system could leak natural gas. |
Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Ford has requested owners of these vehicles to have the cng fuel system disabled under a previous recall campaign and to only use gasoline fuel until a permanent corrective action is developed. owners are being alerted to this solenoid valve concern at this time. the timing of corrective actions is being delayed to allow both conditions to be remedied at one time. in the meantime, there is not risk as long as the natural gas system has been disabled and the vheicle is only operated on gasoline. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 9, 1998.owners will be notified when service kits are available.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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