The defect
PLASTIC ROLLOVER VALVE MOUNTING PLATE MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEALED TO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK.
The risk
FUEL OR VAPOR COULD LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEFIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE FUEL TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Thunderbird | 1989 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1989 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
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 Thunderbird | 1989 | 124 | 4 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1989 | 81 | 4 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1988
29 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 88V194000 20 Dec 1988 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 88V193000 19 Dec 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V188000 6 Dec 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V189000 6 Dec 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V185000 28 Nov 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V182000 18 Nov 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V164000 18 Oct 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V162000 18 Oct 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988