The issue
On certain vehicles, an external spring in the timing belt auto tensioner may break. The broken spring may get caught in the timing belt, resulting in possible engine stalling. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and affected tensioners will be replaced.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, un ressort extérieur du tendeur automatique de la courroie de distribution peut se briser. Il se peut alors qu’il se coince dans la courroie de distribution et que le moteur cale. Correction: Les véhicules devront être inspectés et les tendeurs visés devront être remplacés.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Probe | 1997 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Probe | 1997 | 27 | 1 |