# NHTSA recall 87V144000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 87V144000
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 1987\-09\-09
- Owners notified: 1988\-02\-03
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
- Units potentially affected: 188000

## What is wrong

VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS.


## What can happen

THIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR FUEL EXPULSION FROM THE FUELFILLER PIPE WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AFIRE.


## The remedy

INSTALL MODIFICATION KITS TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL EXPULSION AND TO SHIELD UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT.


## Notes

SYSTEM: FUELVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1983 THROUGH 1987 E250, E350, CLUB WAGONS AND ECONOLINEVANS AND CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH 7.5 AND 1985 THROUGH 1987 E250, E350, CLUB WAGONSAND ECONOLINE VANS EQUIPPED WITH 5.8 LITER ENGINES.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1983 FORD CLUB WAGON. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1984 FORD CLUB WAGON. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1985 FORD CLUB WAGON. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1986 FORD CLUB WAGON. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1987 FORD CLUB WAGON. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1983 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1983/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1984 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1984/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1985 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1985/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1986 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1986/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1987 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1987/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1983 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1983/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1984 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1984/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1985 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1985/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1986 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1986/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- [1987 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1987/recalls.md). Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1983 FORD ECONOLINE. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1984 FORD ECONOLINE. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1985 FORD ECONOLINE. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1986 FORD ECONOLINE. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.
- 1987 FORD ECONOLINE. Built 1983\-08\-01 to 1987\-08\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [98030298420](/bulletins/601281.md), 1998-07-16, Service bulletin
- [BC2893950401](/bulletins/3055505.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin
- [BC2893950401](/bulletins/3055240.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin
- [95524](/bulletins/39892.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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