Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 2, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,131,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE.
The risk
SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND INSTALLATION OF REDUNDANT CHECK VALVES.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Ford F Super Duty | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford F-150 | 586 | 13 | 21 | 22 |
| 1993 Ford F-250 | 130 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 1993 Ford F-350 | 101 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 1992 Ford F Super Duty | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford F-150 | 470 | 9 | 39 | 20 |
| 1992 Ford F-250 | 119 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 1992 Ford F-350 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 Ford F Super Duty | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford F-150 | 304 | 6 | 41 | 12 |
| 1991 Ford F-250 | 107 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 1991 Ford F-350 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 93V125000.
Full record for the 1993 Ford F Super Duty → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →