# Transport Canada recall 1998052

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1998052
- Manufacturer's number: 98S09
- Reported: 1998\-03\-26
- Component: Fuel System
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 16183

## What is wrong

THE ENGINE FUEL LINES MAY BE DAMAGED IF THE FUEL LINE BRACKET NEAR THE BATTERY IS USED AS A GROUND WHILE JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE.  SINCE THE BRACKET IS NOT GROUNDED, THE STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINE BRAID WILL ACT AS A GROUND. THIS COULD OVERHEAT THE PTFE INNER LINER OF THE FUEL LINE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE. THIS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

CORRECTION: A LABEL WILL INSTALLED ADVISING OWNERS NOT TO USE THE FUEL LINE BRACKET AS A JUMP START GROUND.  A REVISED BOLT WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENT JUMP START GROUND.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1997 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/1997/recalls.md)
- [1998 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/1998/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [0398](/bulletins/10002780.md), 2003-09-17, Service bulletin
- [15532](/bulletins/630018.md), 2002-04-11, Service bulletin
- [00201](/bulletins/618539.md), 2001-04-16, Service bulletin
- [12710](/bulletins/6091686.md), 2000-11-09, Service bulletin
- [6203](/bulletins/607024.md), 2000-11-03, Service bulletin
- [976011](/bulletins/605804.md), 1999-07-26, Service bulletin
- [9818](/bulletins/605568.md), 1999-07-09, Service bulletin
- [982732](/bulletins/603590.md), 1999-02-25, Service bulletin
- [96225](/bulletins/50944.md), 1997-06-17, 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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