Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 23, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 89,770. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STEEL FUEL RETURN TUBES THAT CONNECT THE FRAME FUEL RETURN LINES WITH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL CAN CONTACT THE PINCH WELD FLANGE CONNECTING THE DASH PANEL TO THE FLOOR PAN. CONTINUED CONTACT LEADS TO ABRASION OF THE STEEL FUEL RETURN TUBE AND EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A FUEL LEAK.
The risk
ABRASION OF THE STEEL TUBE WALL THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSES A FUEL LEAK MAY RESULT IN A FIRE, IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT.
The remedy
FORD DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN TUBES WITH FLEXIBLE STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED/TEFLON TUBES. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE FUEL SUPPLY TUBES.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Ford Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford F-250 | 107 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 1991 Ford F-350 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 Ford Super Duty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford F-250 | 111 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 1990 Ford F-350 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford Super Duty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 94V040000.
Full record for the 1991 Ford Chassis → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →