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Component: FUEL: FUEL LINES FITTINGS: METALLIC
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| ID: 98V060000 (1997 MERCURY TRUCK MOUNTAINEER) |
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Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
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Description:
Recall: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
Component: FUEL:FUEL LINES FITTINGS:METALLIC
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V060000
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Potential Number of Units Affected: 320000Summary:
Vehicle Description: Multi-purpose passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0L
single overhead cam engines. The engine fuel lines can be damaged if the
vehicle is jump started and the ground cable is attached to the fuel line
bracket that is located near the battery. Since the bracket is not grounded,
the stainless steel fuel line braid could act as a ground potentially
overheating the PTFE inner liner of the fuel line resulting in damage to the
fuel line.
The fuel lines can leak, and in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could
potentially result.
Dealers will install a warning label on the fuel line bracket advising owners
not to use it for a jump start ground. Also a revised bolt will be installed in
the alternator bracket to provide a convenient jump start ground location.
Owner notification is expected to begin April 20, 1998. Owners who take their
vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do 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).
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