The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH AN INADEQUATE SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER PIPE-HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND THE FUEL FILLER OPENING-COLLAR ASSEMBLY. TWO ATTACHING SCREWS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS JOINT WERE OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A SMALL QUANTITY OF OVERFLOW FUEL COULD LEAK INTO THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL BEHIND THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT TRIM PANEL IF FUEL "SPIT-BACK" OR OVERFILLING WERE TO OCCUR DURING REFUELING.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL THE TWO MISSING FASTENERS AND A LOWER FLANGE REINFORCEMENT AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Continental | 1982 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Continental | 1982 | 1 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1982
16 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 82V124000 13 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V109000 10 Nov 1982 | MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURING AMER |
| 82V106000 1 Nov 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V103000 18 Oct 1982 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 82V097000 12 Oct 1982 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 82V096000 7 Oct 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V091000 22 Sept 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V088000 16 Sept 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982