Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 15, 1989 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,100. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FUEL LINE CONNECTORS HAVE FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES CROSSED.
The risk
FUEL COULD BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER,POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOW AND SPILLAGE, IN PRESENCE OF AN IGNITIONSOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
REPLACE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Ford F-150 | 275 | 5 | 32 | 8 |
| 1990 Ford F-250 | 111 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 1990 Ford F-350 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 89V141000.
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