Ford Motor Company | NHTSA Recall #85V077000

Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.

Description

Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 85V077000 by Ford Motor Company. Includes 8,671 affected units, STRUCTURE:SHIELDS:PROTECTORS:LINES:TUBING, component: STRUCTURE, and more from the Department of Transportation.

Defect Summary

Heat shields for the catalytic converter outlet pipes were omitted during production. consequence of defect: after severe duty use, such as high speed pursuit, the outlet pipes become very hot and could ignite certain types of ground cover resulting in a vehicle fire.

Corrective Action

Install catalytic converter outlet pipe shields.

Recall Overview

NHTSA ID: 85V077000
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Report Received Date: 1985-06-11T00:00:00
Subject: Structure:shields:protectors:lines:tubing
Component: Structure
Potentially Affected Units: 8,671

Details

MFR Campaign Number: NR (Not Reported)
Recall Type: Vehicle
Defect Summary: Heat shields for the catalytic converter outlet pipes were omitted during production. consequence of defect: after severe duty use, such as high speed pursuit, the outlet pipes become very hot and could ignite certain types of ground cover resulting in a vehicle fire.
Consequence Summary: N/A
Corrective Action: Install catalytic converter outlet pipe shields.

Safety Information

Fire Risk When Parked: No
Do Not Drive: No
Completion Rate: N/A

Metadata

SID: row-zdbu.g6bt.eady
NHTSA ID: 85V077000
Position: N/A
Created At: 1742808662
Created Meta: N/A
Updated At: 1742808662
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