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NHTSA recall 98V201000

Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system

Ford Ranger

Reported Sep 1, 1998330 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jul 31, 1998 – Aug 13, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks with 3.0L engine. an 'o'-ring seal in the fuel injection pulse damper to fuel rail joint could be damaged allowing fuel leakage.

The risk

In the presence of an ignition source, a fire can result from fuel leakage.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the pulse damper.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Ranger
1999

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin september 21, 1998.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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).