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NHTSA recall 97V216000

Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system

Ford Mustang

Reported Nov 24, 19978,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Aug 4, 1997 – Nov 2, 1997

The defect

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).

The risk

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.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel rail on these vehicles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Mustang
1998

Notes

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.