| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V144000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FORD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
E350 |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19830801 - 19870801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
188000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880203 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880203 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19870909 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870909 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR FUEL EXPULSION FROM THE FUELFILLER PIPE WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AFIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL MODIFICATION KITS TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL EXPULSION AND TO SHIELD UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT. |