NHTSA recall 89V095000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 89V095000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1989-06-12 |
| Owners notified | 1989-07-19 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Units potentially affected | 481049 |
What is wrong
EXTERNAL CRACKS ABOVE THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER (1984 MODELS) OR ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS SPLITTING (1985 MODELS) COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
What can happen
ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD COULDRESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS (1984 MODELS); REPLACE ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS (1985 MODELS).
Notes
SYSTEM:ENGINE/CYLINDER HEADS, ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:PASSENGER CARS WITH 1.6L AND 1.9L ENGINES.
| 1984 FORD ESCORT | Built 1983-08-01 to 1985-08-01. |
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| 1985 FORD ESCORT | Built 1983-08-01 to 1985-08-01. |
| 1984 FORD EXP | Built 1983-08-01 to 1985-08-01. |
| 1984 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1983-08-01 to 1985-08-01. |
| 1985 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1983-08-01 to 1985-08-01. |
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Investigated as EA87005
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.
| EA87005 | Engineering analysis, opened 1986-12-01, closed 1989-10-31. FIRES. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 00188 | 2001-04-17. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OCCURING ON THE 1.9L MOTORCRAFT REMANUFACTURED LONGBLOCK ASSEMBLY AND SHORTBLOCK ASSEMBLY DUE TO INGESTION OF FOREIGN OBJECTS REMAINING IN THE TRANSFERRED INTAKE SYSTEM FROM THE ORIGINAL FAILED ENGINE. *JB |
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| 9874 | 1998-07-24. Service bulletin. A NEW SILICONE GASKET AND SEALANT. *YC |
| 9864 | 1998-07-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT |
| 9503011 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN |
| SFA/94L01 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.