| NHTSA Record Id: 6524 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011587000078071000000349 |
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| Model Name: ECONOLINE |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V284000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00L07 |
| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 20 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4500 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 11 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Sep, 21 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 22 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 303 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: bi-fuel cng pickup trucks and bi-fuel cng vans, modified by cfi control systems, inc., fail to conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 303, "fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas vehicles." the label affixed to the fuel filler door by the vehicle modifier contains the inspection date and expiration date of the cng tank. however, it does not contain the statement "see instructions on the fuel container for inspection and service life." |
Consequence Summary: These vehicles do not comply with the requirements. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided a label with the required statement, along with instructions for affixing the label at the fuel filler door. owner notification began november 2, 2000. 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. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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