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1994 MERCURY TOPAZ Recall
| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
97V019000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERCURY |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
TOPAZ |
| Model Year: |
1994 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
97S66 |
| Mfg Component Desc: |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacture Dates: |
07-22-91 through 11-18-94 |
| Type of Report: |
(V) Vehicle |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
75,200 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
03-31-97 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
ODI |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Recieved Date: |
02-25-97 |
| Record Creation Date: |
02-26-97 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THESE VEHICLES ARE ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. THE VEHICLES INVOLVED ARE 1992-1994 TEMPO/TOPAZ VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINES; 1994 TEMPO/TOPAZ WITH 2.3L ENGINES; 1992-1995 TAURUS/SABLE WITH 3.8L ENGINES; 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE WITH 3.0L ENGINES AND 1992-1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL VEHICLES WITH 3.8L ENGINES. DURING HIGH WINDS, HEAVY, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, AND LOW TEMPERATURES, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAN BECOME BLOCKED OR FROZEN WITH SNOW. THE FAN MOTOR MAY NOT ROTATE AND COULD OVERHEAT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE SMOKE OR FLAMES FROM THE FAN AND/OR SHROUD, THE FAN ELECTRICAL WIRING, OR THE FAN MOTOR RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING AN AUTOMATIC RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE FAN MOTOR LOW SPEED CIRCUITRY FROM OVERHEATING. |
Keywords:
1994 MERCURY TOPAZ, 1994 MERCURY Recall, Recall ID: 6290, 1994 TOPAZ Recalls, Vehicle Safety Recalls, 1994 TOPAZ Recall, MERCURY Safety, Recalls, MERCURY Safety Recalls, Vehicle Safety, Recall 1994 MERCURY, TOPAZ
Page Description:
1994 MERCURY TOPAZ Recall - Recall ID 6290 for MERCURY TOPAZ ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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