Ford F-250, Super Duty, F-350. Published by Transport Canada as 1996136 on 13 September 1996. System: Structure.
What the notice says The number 4 crossmember gussets were installed with undersized fasteners. this gusset is the attachment point for the rear strap of the mid-ship fuel tank. the potential exists for the fasteners to separate, which could result in the rear strap on the mid-ship fuel tank becoming disconnected. this could result in …
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Ford F-250 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford F-250 is named on 51 American notices and 29 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996136
- Recall date
- 13 September 1996
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- F-250, Super Duty, F-350
- Model years
- 1996
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 19
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE NUMBER 4 CROSSMEMBER GUSSETS WERE INSTALLED WITH UNDERSIZED FASTENERS. THIS GUSSET IS THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE REAR STRAP OF THE MID-SHIP FUEL TANK. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE FASTENERS TO SEPARATE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE REAR STRAP ON THE MID-SHIP FUEL TANK BECOMING DISCONNECTED. THIS COULD RESULT IN LESS THAN INTENDED FUEL TANK RETENTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
CORRECTION: CROSSMEMBER GUSSET FASTENERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE SPECIFIED ALTERNATIVE FASTENERS (BOLTS).
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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.
- 1996135 · 13 September 1996 · Taurus, Sable, Windstar · Powertrain
- 1996134 · 12 September 1996 · Topaz, Tempo · Electrical
- 1996124 · 22 August 1996 · Taurus · Engine
- 1996121 · 2 August 1996 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Steering
- 1996118 · 26 July 1996 · Windstar · Seats And Restraints
- 1996034 · 21 February 1996 · Taurus, Sable · Brakes
- 1996016 · 25 January 1996 · Ranger · Engine
- 1996017 · 25 January 1996 · Cougar, Thunderbird · Heater And Defroster
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.
- 1996200 · 10 December 1996 · Pace Arrow · Structure
- 1996201 · 12 December 1996 · Vectra · Structure
- 1996053 · 28 March 1996 · Semi-Trailer · Structure
- 1996042 · 6 March 1996 · School Bus · Structure
- 1996032 · 16 February 1996 · C Class · Structure
- 1996027 · 12 February 1996 · SW · Structure
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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 209 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1996.
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