NHTSA Campaign 02V249000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V249000 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 02V249000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V249000, NHTSA lists up to 574 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 10, 2001 and March 22, 2002.
The 02V249000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V249000 were scheduled from September 13, 2002, 7 days after the report.
02V249000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2002.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V249000 ranks 173 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V249000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, other on this site; the one before 02V249000 was 00V350000, reported on October 30, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN NATURAL GAS MODEL VEHICLES, A T-FITTING THAT CONNECTS FUEL TANKS #3 AND #4 CAN DEVELOP A LEAK WHEN THE SOLENOID VALVES ARE ENERGIZED, SUCH AS WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION OR DURING REFUELING.
- The risk
- A GAS LEAK OF SUFFICIENT QUANTITY CONCENTRATED IN AN AREA TO CREATE A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED "T" FITTING ON #4 FUEL TANK AND TESTED FOR LEAKAGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 13, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Reported September 6, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V249000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V249000, 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: September 6, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted