Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V151000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 06/01/1989 to 07/01/1989 | V (Vehicle) | 225 | 10/23/1990 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/21/1990 | 08/28/1990 | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 12/17/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| While driving at 10-15 mph on street consumer hit a pot hole, and then soon after vehicle caught on fire . contacted dealer, and dealer noted that plastic fuel line busted open which caused the fire. *ak | |||