Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 19, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 22,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.
The risk
SHOULD A CRACK DEVELOP, FUEL VAPOR CAN ESCAPE FROM THETANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACK.FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Ford Escort | 162 | 3 | 17 | 7 |
| 1991 Ford Escort | 327 | 4 | 61 | 20 |
| 1991 Mercury Tracer | 60 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
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 92V117000.
Full record for the 1992 Ford Escort → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →