Vehicle Recall Archive for 1988 FORD

Record ID	6017
Campaign Number	98V190000
Make of Vehicle	FORD
Model of Vehicle	AEROSTAR
Year	1988
Make Campaign Number	98M03
Component Description	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Defect Description	VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA (10 SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNADINO, SAN DIEGO, RIVERSIDE, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, SAN LUIS OBISPO, IMPERIAL, AND KERN), FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA (CLARK COUNTY), OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TEXAS, AND IN THE U.S. TERRITORIES COVERED BY THE FEDERAL STATUTES. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK CAN DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS DUE TO EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO VERY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. FUEL VAPOR OR LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR AT THESE CRACKS.
Effect of Defect	IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Fix Defect	DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2002. THIS COVERAGE WILL ONLY BE FOR STRUCTURAL CRACKS AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND WILL NOT INCLUDE OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT OR ROAD DEBRIS.
Manufacturers	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start of Manufacture	19871001
End of Manufacture	19891130
Type of Recall	VEHICLE
Number Affected	140000
Date Owners Notified	19981211
Initiated By	ODI
Responsible Maufacturer
Date Report Received	19980811
Part Number
Federal MV Safety Standard

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