The defect
PROCESS USED FOR CONNECTING THE GAS LINES WAS SUBSTANDARD.
The risk
A GAS LEAK COULD DEVELOP CREATING A FIRE POTENTIAL.
The remedy
INSTALL STANDARD GAS LINE COMPRESSION FITTINGS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Continental | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Continental | 1988 | 84 | 9 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1989
13 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the fuel system, gasoline.
| 89V187000 27 Oct 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V161000 28 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 89V137000 15 Aug 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V141000 15 Aug 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V112000 30 Jul 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V126000 27 Jul 1989 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 89V114000 14 Jul 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V103000 23 Jun 1989 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989