Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 27, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,100. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FUEL RAIL THAT PROVIDES THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE FUEL INJECTORS HAS AN IMPROPERLY FORMED TUBE WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FRACTURE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CANRESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL WILL BE REPLACED.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Ford Mustang | 101 | 7 | 29 | 22 |
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 93V159000.
Full record for the 1993 Ford Mustang → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →