Ford E250, Econoline, E350, Club Wagon. Published by Transport Canada as 1987105 on 7 October 1987. System: Structure.
What the notice says 1983-87 e-250 and 350 with 7.5 litre and 1985-87 heavy duty e-250 and 350 with 5.8 litre 4v engine and a gvw over 8,500 lbs. these vehicles have been determined to generate excessive underbody temperatures and fuel system pressures in severe duty applications, particularly if fueled with overly volatile gasoline. this …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1987105
- Recall date
- 7 October 1987
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- E250, Econoline, E350, Club Wagon
- Model years
- 1983 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 18,656
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
1983-87 E-250 AND 350 WITH 7.5 LITRE AND 1985-87 HEAVY DUTY E-250 AND 350 WITH 5.8 LITRE 4V ENGINE AND A GVW OVER 8,500 LBS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO GENERATE EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY IF FUELED WITH OVERLY VOLATILE GASOLINE. THIS CAN CREATE AN ABNORMAL POTENTIAL FOR EXPULSION OF LIQUID FUEL FROM THE FILLER PIPE UPON REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER CAP. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE MODIFIED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL EXPULSION AND SHIELD UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FROM EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY HEAT. NOTE: E250 AND 350 CLUB WAGONS AND ECONOLINE VANS AND CHASSIS.
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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.
- 1987102 · 23 September 1987 · Ranger · Brakes
- 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
- 1988015 · 4 February 1988 · F-350 · Steering
- 1988027 · 9 March 1988 · Topaz, Tempo · Engine
- 1988028 · 9 March 1988 · Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis · Seats And Restraints
- 1988037 · 16 March 1988 · Thunderbird · Suspension
The same system: Structure
800 notices in this register name Structure. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1987116 · 27 October 1987 · 120l, 130r, 120gls · Structure
- 1987101 · 18 September 1987 · Ball Hitch · Structure
- 1987124 · 17 November 1987 · Kurbmaster · Structure
- 1987133 · 8 December 1987 · 626, Mx-6 · Structure
- 1987134 · 10 December 1987 · Motorhome · Structure
- 1987053 · 25 May 1987 · Skyhawk, Sunbird, Cavalier · Structure
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 notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Ford Econoline, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
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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