The defect
EXTERNAL CRACKS ABOVE THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER (1984 MODELS) OR ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS SPLITTING (1985 MODELS) COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
The risk
ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD COULDRESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS (1984 MODELS); REPLACE ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS (1985 MODELS).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford EXP | 1984 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1984, 1985 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 EXP | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford Escort | 1984 | 21 | 3 |
| Ford Escort | 1985 | 26 | 3 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1984 | 3 | 3 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1985 | 5 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1989
9 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the engine and engine cooling; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 89V232000 28 Dec 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V237000 27 Dec 1989 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 89V229000 18 Dec 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V168000 11 Oct 1989 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
| 89V108000 6 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V106000 28 Jun 1989 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 89V051000 27 Mar 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V002000 12 Jan 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989