Ford Escort, Tracer. Published by Transport Canada as 1992121 on 29 September 1992. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says Fatigue cracks may develop in the solder joint between the fuel return tube and the fuel pump sending unit located on the top of the fuel tank. this would allow fuel vapours to escape from the tank and when the tank is 7/8 or more full, a small amount of liquid fuel may leak from the crack presenting a potential …
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Ford ESCORT in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford ESCORT is named on 13 British notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1992121
- Recall date
- 29 September 1992
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Escort, Tracer
- Model years
- 1991 to 1992
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,389
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
FATIGUE CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WOULD ALLOW FUEL VAPOURS TO ESCAPE FROM THE TANK AND WHEN THE TANK IS 7/8 OR MORE FULL, A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE CRACK PRESENTING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. NOTE: FOR ESCORT MODELS ONLY GT AND LXE LINES INVOLVED. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE OF IMPROVED STRENGTH.
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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.
- 1992119 · 29 September 1992 · F-350, F-250, F-150 · Other
- 1992120 · 29 September 1992 · Taurus, Sable, Explorer · Seats And Restraints
- 1992122 · 29 September 1992 · E150, Econoline · Other
- 1992123 · 29 September 1992 · Crown Victoria, Taurus, Topaz · Seats And Restraints
- 1992117 · 28 September 1992 · Mustang, Capri · Seats And Restraints
- 1992118 · 28 September 1992 · Tracer, Escort · Brakes
- 1992108 · 4 September 1992 · Cougar, Thunderbird · Seats And Restraints
- 1992104 · 2 September 1992 · Van Conversion · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Fuel System
866 notices in this register name Fuel System. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1992131 · 15 October 1992 · Formula MX, Formula Plusxtc, Formula Mxii · Fuel System
- 1992133 · 22 October 1992 · 3306b Engine, 3406b Engine · Fuel System
- 1992147 · 19 November 1992 · Town & Country, Grand Caravan, Grand Voyager · Fuel System
- 1992152 · 27 November 1992 · Quest · Fuel System
- 1992153 · 30 November 1992 · 7100, 8100, 8200 · Fuel System
- 1992157 · 4 December 1992 · Villager · Fuel System
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Prime Time Tracer, 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 169 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1992.
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