{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"97V019000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE96033","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1996-05-02","closed":"1996-09-30","open":false,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","subject":"ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES","summary":"IN DECEMBER 1995, FORD RECALLED 119,313 VEHICLES IN CANADA TO REMEDY THE SUBJECT CONDITION IN CERTAIN 1992-95 TAURUS, SABLE, TEMPO, TOPAZ AND CONTINENTAL VEHICLES.FORD IS AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT MAINTAINS THAT THE FREQUENCIES DO NOT WARRANT A FINDING OF AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.","campaigns":["97V019000"],"match":null,"models":[]},{"action":"EA96024","kind":"EA","kind_name":"Engineering analysis","opened":"1996-09-30","closed":"1997-04-15","open":false,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","subject":"ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES","summary":null,"campaigns":["97V019000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"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.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/97V019000"}