Recall - Public Announcement of Emissions Recalls

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TSB # MAIL 31088

DATE 03/10/88

SUBJECT: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMISSIONS RECALLS

REFERENCE: EMISSIONS RECALL DEALER BULLETINS 87E62 AND 88E66, DATED MARCH, 1988

THIS MAILGRAM IS TO INFORM YOU THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL ANNOUNCE BOTH OF THE REFERENCED EMISSION RECALLS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988.

THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALLS:

EMISSION RECALL 87E62

^ INVOLVES CERTAIN 1983-MODEL ESCORT, LYNX AND EXP VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 49-STATES AND CALIFORNIA CALIBRATED 1.6L ENGINES.

^ VEHICLES RETURNED FOR SERVICE WILL HAVE AIR CONTROL VALVE VACUUM LINES REROUTED AND A VACUUM DELAY VALVE INSTALLED, AIR HOSES ON THE COMBINATION AIR BYPASS AND AIR CONTROL VALVE WILL BE REVERSED ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.

^ ALL SERVICED VEHICLES WILL REQUIRE AN AUTHORIZED MODIFICATION DECAL AND A NEW VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL INFORMATION (VECI) DECAL.

^ DEALER BULLETINS WERE MAILED ON MARCH 9, 1988.

^ OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE NOTIFIED ON MARCH 15, 1988.

EMISSION RECALL 88E66

^ INVOLVES CERTAIN MODEL FAIRMONT/ZEPHYR, MUSTANG/CAPRI AND GRANADA CARS EQUIPPED WITH 49-STATES CALIBRATED 2.3L ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

^ VEHICLES WILL BE SERVICED BY REMOVING THE CARBURETOR AND EGR VALVE AND CLEANING THE PASSAGES OF THE EGR SPACER PLATE.

^ DEALER BULLETINS WERE MAILED ON MARCH 8, 1988.

^ OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE NOTIFIED ON MARCH 14, 1988.
BOTH RECALLS ARE IN VOLUNTARY RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONDUCTED IN-USE TESTING THAT HAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLES' ENGINES MAY BE RELEASING UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF EXHAUST EMISSIONS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE DEALER BULLETINS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THESE RECALLS.