NHTSA recall 89V062000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	89V062000
Manufacturer	SENTINEL VEHICLES LIMITED
Reported	1989-04-17
Owners notified	1989-06-01
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Units potentially affected	228

What is wrong

NYLON TIES THAT SUPPORT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS TO THE CHASSIS COULD WEAR AND BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THUS, WIRING HARNESS COULD FALL ON ENGINE COMPONENTS AND SHORT CIRCUIT.

What can happen

THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH COULDRESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

The remedy

INSTALL RETROFIT RIT OF PLASTIC-COATED METAL CLAMPS, LOOM FOR POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES AND RE-ROUTE WIRING.

Notes

SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL WIRING/HARNESS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TYPE II AND III AMBULANCES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1984 FORD E350	Built 1983-01-01 to 1989-02-01.
1985 FORD E350	Built 1983-01-01 to 1989-02-01.
1986 FORD E350	Built 1983-01-01 to 1989-02-01.
1987 FORD E350	Built 1983-01-01 to 1989-02-01.
1988 FORD E350	Built 1983-01-01 to 1989-02-01.
1989 FORD E350	Built 1983-01-01 to 1989-02-01.

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 PE89040

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
PE89040	Preliminary evaluation, opened 1989-02-09, closed 1989-04-18. UNDERHOOD FIRES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

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