NHTSA campaign 01V390000 · Ford campaign 01S30

Ford and Mercury Recall 01V-390: FORD/ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING

NHTSA recall 01V390000 (Ford campaign 01S30) 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, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V390000 (also written 01V-390 or 01V390)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 01S30
Report received: December 21, 2001
Potentially affected: 695,260 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Owners notified: December 28, 2002

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V390000. 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 · Vehicles built April 13, 1994 – August 11, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Ford Taurus
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 13, 1994 – August 11, 1995 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 13, 1994 – August 11, 1995 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V390000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L AND 3.8L ENGINES AND 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 INSPECT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A CIRCUIT BREAKER. IF THE COOLING FAN IS INOPERATIVE, THE FAN AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 28, 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 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

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 01V390000

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.