NHTSA Campaign 00V164000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NHTSA campaign 00V164000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V164000 with NHTSA on June 19, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V164000, NHTSA lists up to 3,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 19, 2000 and April 26, 2000.
The 00V164000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V164000 were scheduled from July 19, 2000, 30 days after the report.
00V164000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V164000 ranks 145 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V164000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 00V164000 was 99V311000, reported on November 4, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE INCORRECTLY FUEL LINE END FORMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOWER THAN SPECIFIED PULL APART FORCE FOR THE INSTALLED FUEL LINE CONNECTION.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDUNDANT FUEL LINE CLIP ON THE FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN LINE CONNECTIONS AT THE REAR OF THE CHASSIS FUEL LINE BUNDLE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 19, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported June 19, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V164000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V164000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 19, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted