Recall 98V067000: Incorrect Fuel Tank Installed
Year: 1996Make: FORD, MERCURY
Model: TAURUS, SABLE
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 400
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles previously serviced under Ford Service Bulletin 97-17-9. These vehicles were inadvertently equipped with an 18-gallon fuel tank rather than the 16-gallon as specified. The 18-gallon tank has a second valve location where a shipping plug should be installed.
If this shipping plug is displaced, fuel leakage can result. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could potentially result in a fire.
Dealers will install the correct fuel tank.
Owner notification is expected to begin April 28, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not 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).