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What Transport Canada published

Recall number
1998052
Recall date
26 March 1998
Make
Ford
Models
Explorer
Model years
1997 to 1998
Vehicle class
SUV
System
Fuel System
Raised as
Safety Mfr
Vehicles affected
16,183
Register
Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE ENGINE FUEL LINES MAY BE DAMAGED IF THE FUEL LINE BRACKET NEAR THE BATTERY IS USED AS A GROUND WHILE JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE BRACKET IS NOT GROUNDED, THE STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINE BRAID WILL ACT AS A GROUND. THIS COULD OVERHEAT THE PTFE INNER LINER OF THE FUEL LINE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE. THIS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.rnCORRECTION: A LABEL WILL INSTALLED ADVISING OWNERS NOT TO USE THE FUEL LINE BRACKET AS A JUMP START GROUND. A REVISED BOLT WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENT JUMP START GROUND.

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 1998052.

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