NHTSA recall 90V151000
Fuel system, gasoline › Storage
Ford Crown Victoria
Reported Aug 21, 1990225 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jun 1, 1989 – Jul 1, 1989
The defect
Glass element that separates electronic circuitry from pressurized fuel may loosen and create an opening that could allow pressurized fuel to enter body of sensor.
The risk
Under these conditions of seal deterioration, the housingcover would not contain fuel, causing a fuel leak which, in the presence of asource of ignition, could result in a fire.
The remedy
Install new optical sensors.