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NHTSA recall 99V247000

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

Ford Contour and 1 more

Reported Sep 13, 199922,324 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 99S24Built Feb 1, 1996 – Mar 20, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the fuel filler pipe vent hose may have less than the intended level of ozone resistance, which could result in the hose becoming brittle and cracking.

The risk

A cracked hose could result in fuel leakage when the vehicle IS being fueled.

The remedy

Dealers will install a fuel filler vent hose contacting the appropriate blend of pvc and nitrile rubber.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Contour
1996
Mercury Mystique
1996

Notes

Ford recall no. 99S24. Owner notification began october 11, 1999.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).