Recall 97V216000: Fuel Rail Bracket Defect
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 97V216000Component: FUEL: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Year: 1998
Make: FORD
Model: MUSTANG
Year of Recall: '97
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 8000
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles equipped with 4.6L engines. Some of these vehicles has missing or inadequate braze joints between the fuel rail body and the fuel rail mounting bracket(s).
If the bracket separates from the rail, the rail can lift one or more of the injectors, and fuel leakage will result. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Dealers will replace the fuel rail on these vehicles.
Owner notification is expected to begin December 15, 1997. 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. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393.