Recall 98V067000: 1996 Mercury Sable and 1 other model

Report received

Mar 25, 1998

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

400vehicles

Model years

1996

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles previously serviced under ford service bulletin 97-17-9 from august 1997 through december 1997. These vehicles were inadvertenly equipped with an 18-gallon fuel tank rather than the 16-gallon as specified. The 18-gallon tank has a second valve location where a shipping plug should be installed.

Possible consequence

If this shipping plug is displaced, fuel leakage can result. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could potentially result in a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will install the correct fuel tank.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1996 Ford Taurus825 complaints
• 1996 Mercury Sable304 complaints