Mercury Zephyr 1981
Model Zephyr made in 1981 by Mercury got 2 recalls. There were some recalls concerningfuel system, gasoline, service brakes, hydraulic.
Model 1981
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 | |||||
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| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E064000 | FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION | E (Equipment) | 34000 | 10/15/2007 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/27/2007 | 08/24/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped between august 2006 and july 2007 for use on the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm in certain production runs may have been improperly installed or inadequately tested which may cause the fuel pump to leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A leaking fuel pump could create a vehicle fire hazard. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the defective fuel pumps free of charge. the recall began on october 15, 2007. owners can contact federal-mogul at 248-354-7700. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket carter, napa, accuflow, tru flow, parts master, and parts depot brand fuel pumps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed motor vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 80V152000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/01/1980 to 10/01/1980 | V (Vehicle) | 1500 | 11/07/1980 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/19/1980 | 12/17/1980 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On some of the involved vehicles, the brake pushrod to brake pedal retaining pins may be missing or loose. insecurely installed or missing retainers could result in disengagement of the brake pushrod and total loss of service braking. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a brake pedal retaining pin. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: service brakes; brake pushrod retainer pins.consequences of defect: this could occur without prior warning and result in avehicle accident.note: the driver is advised not to drive the vehicle until the necessarycorrections have been made. | |||||||||||||||