NHTSA campaign 98V201000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System

Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 1, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 330. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS WITH 3.0L ENGINE. AN 'O'-RING SEAL IN THE FUEL INJECTION PULSE DAMPER TO FUEL RAIL JOINT COULD BE DAMAGED ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE.

The risk

IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE CAN RESULT FROM FUEL LEAKAGE.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULSE DAMPER.

1 model year covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
1999 Ford Ranger755101496

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 98V201000.

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