NHTSA campaign 97V019000 · Ford campaign 97S66

Ford and Mercury Recall 97V-019: FORD/ENGINE COOLING FAN

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 97V019000 (Ford campaign 97S66) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 25, 1997, with 75,200 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 31, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V019000 (also written 97V-019 or 97V019)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 97S66
Report received: February 25, 1997
Potentially affected: 75,200 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Owners notified: March 31, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V019000. 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 Taurus
- 1995 · Vehicles built July 22, 1991 – November 18, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 1995 · Vehicles built July 22, 1991 – November 18, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V019000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING AN AUTOMATIC RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE FAN MOTOR LOW SPEED CIRCUITRY FROM OVERHEATING.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN APRIL 15, 1997.NOTES: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 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V019000

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.