# Transport Canada recall 1998144

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: 1998144
- Manufacturer's number: 98E01
- Reported: 1998\-07\-20
- Component: Engine
- Notification type: Compliance Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 1515

## What is wrong

NOTE: POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES WITH 4.6 L 2V ENGINES.

UNCURED SILICONE GEL MIGRATING DOWN THE MASS AIR\-FLOW SENSOR \(MAFS\) SENSING ELEMENT SUPPORT POSTS MAY COLLECT DUST AND DIRT PARTICLES.  THESE PARTICLES CHANGE THE THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAFS WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ENGINE DETONATION/SPARK KNOCK CONDITION. HEAVY DETONATION CAN CAUSE SPARK PLUG DAMAGE, INTAKE VALVE OVERHEATING, VALVE SEATING CONCERNS AND PISTON/RING DAMAGE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

CORRECTION: MASS AIR\-FLOW SENSORS WILL BE REPLACED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA](/makes/ford/crown-victoria/1996/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.

- [05N04](/bulletins/10018959.md), 2006-01-25, Service bulletin
- [18351](/bulletins/10014620.md), 2005-05-05, Service bulletin
- [03206](/bulletins/10004889.md), 2004-01-14, Service bulletin
- [15761](/bulletins/636408.md), 2002-11-08, Service bulletin
- [0222](/bulletins/630628.md), 2002-04-19, Service bulletin
- [01246](/bulletins/630515.md), 2002-04-18, Service bulletin
- [0214](/bulletins/630001.md), 2002-04-11, Service bulletin
- [15158](/bulletins/624571.md), 2001-11-07, Service bulletin
- [0147](/bulletins/619424.md), 2001-05-30, Service bulletin
- [8300](/bulletins/613634.md), 2000-07-26, 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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