Recall Detail

FORD / CROWN VICTORIA / 1989

Components - Details
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 Federal Motar Safety Number:
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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