Ford Exp, Escort, Lynx. Published by Transport Canada as 1989098 on 13 July 1989. System: Engine.
What the notice says On 1984 models, external cracks may develop in the engine cylinder heads, which may result in an oil leak onto the exhaust manifold. on 1985 models, the engine rocker cover gasket may split, which could allow oil to leak onto the exhaust manifold. both these conditions create the possibility of the oil igniting …
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Ford EXP in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford EXP is named on 186 American notices, 20 British, 14 European and 79 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The British register
- DVSA recall R/1998/037: Ford Escort, Scorpio and Mondeo (Unexpected deployment of passenger air bag)
- DVSA recall R/1998/060: Ford Explorer (Accelerator pedal may jam)
- DVSA recall R/1999/021: Ford Mountaineer, Ranger, F Series and 2 more (Throttle may not return to idle when cruise control is disengaged)
The European register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989098
- Recall date
- 13 July 1989
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Exp, Escort, Lynx
- Model years
- 1984 to 1985
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 36,695
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
ON 1984 MODELS, EXTERNAL CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN OIL LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ON 1985 MODELS, THE ENGINE ROCKER COVER GASKET MAY SPLIT, WHICH COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. BOTH THESE CONDITIONS CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE OIL IGNITING CAUSING AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. CORRECTION: ON 1984 MODELS, THE CYLINDER HEADS WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF FOUND TO CONTAIN EXTERNAL CRACKS. ON 1985 MODELS, THE ROCKER COVER GASKETS WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED UNLESS THEY ARE OF A LATER DESIGN.
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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.
- 1989110 · 9 August 1989 · CF Series · Brakes
- 1989133 · 28 September 1989 · Probe · Engine
- 1989010 · 19 January 1989 · Super Duty · Steering
- 1990003 · 2 January 1990 · Bronco, F Series · Fuel System
- 1990013 · 23 January 1990 · L Series · Steering
- 1990026 · 9 February 1990 · Aerostar · Fuel System
- 1990027 · 9 February 1990 · Bronco Ii, Taurus, Sable · Engine
- 1988140 · 6 October 1988 · E350, E250 · Heater And Defroster
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.
- 1989106 · 26 July 1989 · Electra Glide Classic (flhtc), Tour Glide Classic (fltc) · Engine
- 1989118 · 25 August 1989 · 4700, 1754, 1954 · Engine
- 1989016 · 9 February 1989 · Conventional · Engine
- 1990010 · 12 January 1990 · Conventional · Engine
- 1990015 · 23 January 1990 · WXLL, WX · Engine
- 1990100 · 29 June 1990 · Fiero · 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 178 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1989.
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