| NHTSA Record Id: 24163 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000005962000005086000000145 |
Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CROWN VICTORIA |
Model Year: 1989 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 90V151000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1989 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1989 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 225 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 23 1990 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Aug, 21 1990 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 28 1990 |
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| Defect Summary : Glass element that separates electronic circuitry from pressurized fuel may loosen and create an opening that could allow pressurized fuel to enter body of sensor. |
Consequence Summary: Under these conditions of seal deterioration, the housingcover would not contain fuel, causing a fuel leak which, in the presence of asource of ignition, could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Install new optical sensors. |
Recall Notes: System: fuel; optical sensors.vehicle description: flexible fuel vehicle passenger cars with fuel systemsmodified to operate with gasoline, methanol, or combinations of the two fuels. |
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