The defect
SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.
The risk
COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.
The remedy
INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Aerostar | 1986 | 53 | 7 |
| Ford Aerostar | 1987 | 114 | 4 |
| Ford Bronco | 1986 | 27 | 1 |
| Ford Bronco | 1987 | 34 | 1 |
| Ford Bronco II | 1986 | 33 | 4 |
| Ford Bronco II | 1987 | 36 | 3 |
| Ford Crown Victoria | 1986 | 27 | 1 |
| Ford Crown Victoria | 1987 | 41 | 4 |
| Ford Econoline | 1986 | 7 | 5 |
| Ford Econoline | 1987 | 15 | 4 |
| Ford Escort | 1986 | 45 | 2 |
| Ford Escort | 1987 | 56 | 3 |
| Ford Escort | 1988 | 143 | 2 |
| Ford F100 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F100 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F150 | 1986 | 61 | 1 |
| Ford F150 | 1987 | 89 | 3 |
| Ford F250 | 1986 | 38 | 2 |
| Ford F250 | 1987 | 38 | 2 |
| Ford F350 | 1986 | 14 | 2 |
| Ford F350 | 1987 | 8 | 2 |
| Ford Mustang | 1986 | 30 | 1 |
| Ford Mustang | 1987 | 38 | 1 |
| Ford Ranger | 1986 | 35 | 4 |
| Ford Ranger | 1987 | 50 | 4 |
| Ford Taurus | 1986 | 101 | 8 |
| Ford Taurus | 1987 | 255 | 8 |
| Ford Thunderbird | 1986 | 23 | 1 |
| Ford Thunderbird | 1987 | 61 | 1 |
| Lincoln Continental | 1986 | 8 | 5 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1987
28 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 87V199000 30 Dec 1987 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 87V191000 18 Dec 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V186000 7 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V184000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V157000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V155000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V151000 21 Sept 1987 | MASERATI AUTOMOBILES, INC |
| 87V142000 9 Sept 1987 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987