The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE MAY HAVE LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF OZONE RESISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE HOSE BECOMING BRITTLE AND CRACKING.
The risk
A CRACKED HOSE COULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING FUELED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUEL FILLER VENT HOSE CONTACTING THE APPROPRIATE BLEND OF PVC AND NITRILE RUBBER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Contour | 1996 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Contour | 1996 | 563 | 8 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1996 | 185 | 7 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1999
37 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 99V338000 7 Dec 1999 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V345000 2 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V342000 2 Dec 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V335000 26 Nov 1999 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 99V317000 9 Nov 1999 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V318000 9 Nov 1999 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V311000 4 Nov 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V309000 2 Nov 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999