NHTSA safety recall

Recall 88V165000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting — Ford, Mercury · reported 18 Oct 1988 · 124 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PLASTIC ROLLOVER VALVE MOUNTING PLATE MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEALED TO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK.

The risk

FUEL OR VAPOR COULD LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEFIRE.

The fix

REPLACE FUEL TANK.

SYSTEM: FUEL TANK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA campaign
88V165000
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Report received
18 Oct 1988
Owners notified
7 Oct 1988
Potentially affected
124

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1989 Ford Thunderbird 1989 Mercury Cougar

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →