Ford L Series, F Series, B Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1987045 on 1 May 1987. System: Engine.
What the notice says Vehicles equipped with 6.6l and 7.8l engines. diesel engine governor assemblies may have lever retaining rings installed in a reversed position. as a result, one or more of three retaining prongs may not be engaged in the governor lever pivot shafts.an unengaged retaining ring could potentially detach, causing …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1987045
- Recall date
- 1 May 1987
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- L Series, F Series, B Series
- Model years
- 1987
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 335
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6.6L AND 7.8L ENGINES. DIESEL ENGINE GOVERNOR ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE LEVER RETAINING RINGS INSTALLED IN A REVERSED POSITION. AS A RESULT, ONE OR MORE OF THREE RETAINING PRONGS MAY NOT BE ENGAGED IN THE GOVERNOR LEVER PIVOT SHAFTS.AN UNENGAGED RETAINING RING COULD POTENTIALLY DETACH, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AND RETURN SPRINGS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO IDLE FROM AN OPEN POSITION WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED. THIS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTION: REPLACE GOVERNOR LEVER ASSEMBLY.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
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 1987045.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1987023 · 17 February 1987 · Sable, Taurus · Structure
- 1987016 · 12 February 1987 · Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car · Steering
- 1987009 · 28 January 1987 · Topaz, Tempo · Other
- 1987102 · 23 September 1987 · Ranger · Brakes
- 1987105 · 7 October 1987 · E250, Econoline, E350 · Structure
- 1986129 · 20 November 1986 · L Series · Other
- 1986127 · 13 November 1986 · Sable, Taurus · Structure
- 1986125 · 10 November 1986 · Ranger · Emissions
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1987010 · 29 January 1987 · 5000 · Engine
- 1987011 · 29 January 1987 · 5000 · Engine
- 1987118 · 4 November 1987 · 5000 · Engine
- 1986103 · 16 September 1986 · Brigadier, General · Engine
- 1986101 · 15 September 1986 · 200 Series · Engine
- 1988021 · 18 February 1988 · 626, Mx-6 · Engine
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 142 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1987.
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