Transport Canada recall 1998225
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) |
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| Campaign number | 1998225 |
| Manufacturer's number | 98S30 |
| Reported | 1998-11-16 |
| Component | Engine |
| Notification type | Safety Mfr |
| Units potentially affected | 150 |
What is wrong
On certain vehicles, an external spring in the timing belt auto tensioner may break. The broken spring may get caught in the timing belt, resulting in possible engine stalling. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and affected tensioners will be replaced.
| 1997 FORD PROBE |
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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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 01246 | 2002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT |
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| 981510 | 2000-04-03. Service bulletin. REVISED OIL PUMP INSTALLATION PROCEDURE. YD |
| 99816 | 1999-08-19. Service bulletin. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT |
| 982310 | 1999-03-03. Service bulletin. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK |
| 982010 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC |
| 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 |
| 97111097235 | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0505. *YC |
| BC3081970226 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. PARTIALLY RESTRICTED VACUUM HOSE TO CANNISTER MAY BE CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) CODE P0441. *TW |
| BC1019097230 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. OIL PUMP TO CYLINDER BLOCK ALIGNMENT CONCERN ON VEHICLE BUILT BETWEEN 9/5/96 AND 12/9/96 WITH ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER FS200304 THROUGH FS209265. JD |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.
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