| NHTSA Record Id: 6838 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011934000215000000000162 |
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| Model Name: CONTOUR |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V350000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S38 |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 20 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 14 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3750 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 30 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Oct, 30 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 31 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: bi-fuel vehicles. these vehicles may have a fuel tank filler pipe grommet that could have been damaged during the installation of the bi-fuel system. if the grommet is damaged, fuel could leak. fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. dealers will replace the fuel tank filler pipe grommet. |
Consequence Summary: If the grommet is damaged, fuel could leak. fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fuel tank filler pipe grommet. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 30, 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.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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