NHTSA campaign 01I011000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 01I-011: FORD/ENGINE COOLING FAN

NHTSA recall 01I011000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on December 21, 2001, with 695,260 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Mustang, Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 28, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01I011000 (also written 01I-011 or 01I011)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report received: December 21, 2001
Potentially affected: 695,260 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Owners notified: December 28, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01I011000. 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 Mustang
- 1995
Ford Taurus
- 1995

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Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 1995

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01I011000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1995 TAURUS/SABLE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L AND 3.8L ENGINES AND 1995 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLES WITH 3.8L AND 5.0L ENGINES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING TO SEIZE.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD BE GENERATED WHICH COULD MELT THE FAN MOTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. COMPONENTS INSIDE THE COOLING FAN MOTOR COULD IGNITE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMERS. FORD IS EXTENDING THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR TO A TOTAL OF 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THIS COVERAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS AT NO CHARGE. IF THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL JUNE 30, 2002. IF THE CONSUMER HAS PAID TO HAVE THIS SERVICE DONE BEFORE DECEMBER 2001, FORD IS OFFERING A REFUND. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Notes

FORD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR ASSEMBLY. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT1-866-436-7332, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01I011000

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.