NHTSA Campaign 00V350000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 00V350000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V350000 with NHTSA on October 30, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V350000, NHTSA lists up to 3,750 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 20, 1997 and April 14, 2000.
The 00V350000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V350000 were scheduled from November 30, 2000, 31 days after the report.
00V350000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V350000 ranks 142 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V350000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, other on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BI-FUEL VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE BI-FUEL SYSTEM. IF THE GROMMET IS DAMAGED, FUEL COULD LEAK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET.
- The risk
- IF THE GROMMET IS DAMAGED, FUEL COULD LEAK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 30, 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 October 30, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V350000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V350000, 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: October 30, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted