| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V131000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERCURY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GRAND MARQUIS |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19870701 - 19870701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
11119 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870808 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870808 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19870817 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870818 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
FUEL RAILS MAY BE BENT SO THAT NO. 5 INJECTOR CUPS ARE OUT OF DESIGN POSITION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
BENT FUEL RAIL COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES AS NECESSARY. |