NHTSA campaign 00V367000 · Ford campaign 00S44

Ford and Mercury Recall 00V-367: FORD/ENGINE COOLING FAN

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V367000 (Ford campaign 00S44) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on November 6, 2000, with 262,559 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on February 5, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V367000 (also written 00V-367 or 00V367)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 00S44
Report received: November 6, 2000
Potentially affected: 262,559 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: February 5, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V367000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Contour
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built April 18, 1994 – December 29, 1995 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Mystique
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built April 18, 1994 – December 29, 1995 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V367000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1995 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L AND 2.5L ENGINES, AND 1996 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES. TIGHTENING OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR BEARINGS, UP TO AND INCLUDING MOTOR STALL, CAN RESULT IN INCREASED MOTOR TORQUE AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL MOTOR CURRENT AND ACCOMPANYING HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURES.

Safety consequence

OVERHEATING OF THE COOLING FAN MOTOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND ODORS FROM BEARING GREASE, INSULATION AND OTHER INTERNAL MOTOR COMPONENTS. IF ELECTRICAL CURRENT CONTINUES TO BE APPLIED TO THE MOTOR, INTERNAL MOTOR COMPONENTS COULD IGNITE POSSIBLY IGNITING OTHER ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE IN-LINE WITH EACH FAN MOTOR. FORD WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY TO A TOTAL OF 8 YEARS OF SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL JULY 31, 2001.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 5, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V367000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.