Dealer, Owner, Technical, Parts & Labor Information

NOTIFICATION OF OWNERS/DEALER ACTIONS:

The enclosed list identifies vehicles delivered to your dealership which are involved in this recall. Other eligible vehicles may be brought to your dealership by their owners for this recall service. Those units also are to be corrected as promptly as possible. If the owner of any eligible vehicle does not have a Customer Notification and Dealer Claim Form (FED-1864 or FCS-1864), a blank Form 1864 should be completed by you and submitted for reimbursement. For Dealers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands - To determine vehicle eligibility, please use "CARES".

Vehicle owners whose names and addresses are shown on the enclosed recall listing are being notified by First Class Mail. If you have knowledge that a suspect vehicle has been sold, but the owner's name and address does not appear on the listing, please contact the owner immediately and provide him a copy of the owner letter. If the owner of any vehicle cannot be contacted or does not make an appointment to have his vehicle corrected, advise your supervising Ford location of the owner's name and address so that we can handle further notification.

Some of the 1986 model vehicles are also involved in Safety Recall 86S13. This recall provides for the installation of a new ignition lock cylinder. Dealers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are requested to check the "CARES" system. If a vehicle is involved in recalls 86S12 and 86S13, perform both recall services during one dealer visit and submit separate Form 1864 claims for reimbursement.

Owners in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are being encouraged in the owner letter to ask about any other outstanding recalls on their vehicles when they contact you to arrange an appointment for this recall service. Dealers in those locations can advise them through use of CARES of other recalls, if any, that may be uncompleted. You should attempt to complete all open recalls on these vehicles on a single visit by the owner.

If no vehicle listing is enclosed, you are not involved at this time, and this Service Recall Bulletin is for information only.

DEALER OBLIGATIONS:

Dealers are obligated to perform this recall service promptly following presentation of the vehicle by the owners. United States law requires that we advise owners in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and certain territories of the procedure to be followed by them in informing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if the defect is not corrected without charge within a reasonable time after the vehicle is brought in. This notice is included in the owner letter (copy attached) to be sent to owners in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Canal Zone, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. It is also important, however, that you promptly report (to your supervising location or Wixom) any instances in which an owner will not allow you to complete this recall because of objections to delays in scheduling, or for any other reason.

For any suspect vehicle received and already delivered to an owner, it is imperative that you contact the owner immediately, and advise the owner to return the vehicle to your dealership without delay for the correction.
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.

ATTACHMENT I - RECALL 86S12:

2. Refer to Attachment I. Locate the power brake relay housing mounted on the driver side dash panel.

3. While holding the electrical connector wiring, insert the tip of a short-shanked screwdriver under the locking tab and carefully lift the tab away from the locking ramp. See Attachment I. Pull the relay from the housing.

4. Disconnect the electrical connector from the relay and discard the relay.

5. Reconnect the electrical connector to the new relay. Be sure the replacement relay is identified by a white sticker with the words "ANTI-LOCK ONLY" attached to the outside of the relay.

6. Install the relay into the housing making sure the locking tab is fully engaged on the locking ramp. Pull down on the relay to be sure it is securely locked in place.
7. Reconnect the battery ground cable. Verify system function (key "ON" - after a short delay - brake warning lights go off).

PARTS REQUIREMENTS:

Parts will be direct shipped for this recall to those dealers and affiliates having involved vehicles. Additional parts, as required, are to be ordered directly from Wixom (not from Windsor Export Supply) using the mailing address on page No. 1 of this Bulletin. For more urgent handling, use cable address "RECALLS - FORDEX, WIXOM, MICHIGAN". For locations having telex facilities, our telex Ford private line code is FED and commercial telex code is 71 669777 answerback Ford DMO WIX. Our telephone number in Wixom, Michigan, is area code (313) 344-5641. Please give the part number, description, quantity and recall number when ordering.

Part Number Description Class Customs Value

E7LY-2C013-A Relay - Pump Motor RG $ 8.27
(For 1985 Vehicles)

E6LY-2C013-A Relay - Pump Motor RG $ 9.13
(For 1986 Vehicles)

LABOR ALLOWANCES:

Replace Relay. . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 Hrs. Insert in Box "B" on Form 1864

Administrative Allowance . . . . . 0.1 Hrs.

The 0.1 Hour Administrative Allowance must be added to the repair time before inserting the total labor time in the correct box.
REPORTING OF COMPLETIONS:

Upon completion of the required service, return the second copy of the Form 1864 completely filled out and signed by authorized dealer personnel. Only the Form 1864 will be accepted for reimbursement for this program. It is important that all claims be submitted for all completed units so that you will be reimbursed and our records will show completion. Any problem encountered with this recall should be discussed with your supervising Ford location or reported to this office.