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NHTSA recall 87V139000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number87V139000
ManufacturerFORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported1987-09-04
Owners notified1987-10-12
ComponentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Units potentially affected3600000

What is wrong

SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.

What can happen

COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.

The remedy

INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

Notes

SYSTEM: FUEL LINE COUPLINGVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FUELINJECTION.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1986 FORD AEROSTARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD AEROSTARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD BRONCOBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD BRONCOBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD BRONCO IIBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD BRONCO IIBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD CROWN VICTORIABuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD CROWN VICTORIABuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD ECONOLINEBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD ECONOLINEBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD ESCORTBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD ESCORTBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1988 FORD ESCORTBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD F100Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD F100Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD F150Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD F150Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD F250Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD F250Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD F350Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD F350Built 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD MUSTANGBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD MUSTANGBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD RANGERBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD RANGERBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD TAURUSBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD TAURUSBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 FORD THUNDERBIRDBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 FORD THUNDERBIRDBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 LINCOLN CONTINENTALBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 LINCOLN CONTINENTALBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 LINCOLN MARK VIIBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1987 LINCOLN MARK VIIBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1988 LINCOLN MARK VIIBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1986 LINCOLN TOWN CARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 LINCOLN TOWN CARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1988 LINCOLN TOWN CARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 MERCURY COUGARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 MERCURY COUGARBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 MERCURY GRAND MARQUISBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUISBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 MERCURY LYNXBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 MERCURY LYNXBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1986 MERCURY SABLEBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.
1987 MERCURY SABLEBuilt 1985-07-01 to 1987-08-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as EA87020

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA87020Engineering analysis, opened 1987-05-07, closed 1987-09-24. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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