What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1983037
- Recall date
- 7 April 1983
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Thunderbird
- Model years
- 1983
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 15
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.3 LITRE TURBO ENGINES. iNADEQUATE CONNECTIONS ON THE FUEL SUPPLY LINES AT THE INLET TO THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND AT THE CONNECTION OF THE FLEXIBLE SUPPLY LINE TO THE METALLIC FUEL TUBE COULD RESULT IN FUEL LINE SEPARATION. THIS WOULD CAUSE FUEL TO BE PUMPED FROM THE DISENGAGED LINE BY THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD PRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1983037.