NHTSA recall 92V117000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 92V117000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1992-08-19 |
| Owners notified | 1992-11-06 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Units potentially affected | 22000 |
What is wrong
FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.
What can happen
SHOULD A CRACK DEVELOP, FUEL VAPOR CAN ESCAPE FROM THETANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACK.FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY.
Notes
SYSTEM: FUEL SYSTEM.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FUEL PUMP SENDINGASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY FORD ELECTRICAL AND FUEL HANDLING DIVISION (FEHD).
| 1991 FORD ESCORT | Built 1991-04-22 to 1991-08-30. |
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| 1992 FORD ESCORT | Built 1991-04-22 to 1991-08-30. |
| 1991 MERCURY TRACER | Built 1991-06-01 to 1991-06-30. |
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 EA92012
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.
| EA92012 | Engineering analysis, opened 1992-04-15, closed 1992-09-17. FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. |
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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
| 96225 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
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| 94253 | 1995-02-07. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS FULL. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.