Ford Motor Company: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 3, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,700. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAN BREAK AND GET CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TENSIONER AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Ford Probe | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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 98V206002.
Full record for the 1997 Ford Probe → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →