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NHTSA recall 81V092000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap

Ford Escort and 1 more

Reported Jul 22, 1981112,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Aug 1, 1980 – Dec 1, 1980

The defect

Some of the involved vehicles have an electrically ungrounded fuel inlet. These vehicles are subject to static charge accumulation at the fuel filler pipe opening, which can occur if these vehicles are refueled from an electrically ungrounded dispensing nozzle.

The remedy

A grounding connection from the filler pipe inlet to the vehicle body and a static electricity suppression rod inside the filler pipe will be installed at no charge to owner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Escort
1981
Mercury Lynx
1981

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: fuel; fuel inlet.consequences of defect: this static charge may generate a spark of staticelectricity which can ignite fuel vapor at the fuel pipe opening. If thevehicle"s fuel tank IS either replaced or cleansed during repair, a spark ofstatic electricity generated further down the filler pipe may ignite fuel vaporinside the pipe. In either event, fire, personal injury and property damage mayresult.