NHTSA campaign 98V194000
Ford Recall 98V-194: FORD/FUEL PRESSURE O-RING
NHTSA recall 98V194000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on August 19, 1998, with 1,700 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150 and Ford F-250 for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on August 14, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V194000 (also written 98V-194 or 98V194)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,700 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V194000. 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 F-150
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 23, 1998 – August 4, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-250
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 23, 1998 – August 4, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V194000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR O-RING MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL. IF THE O-RING IS DAMAGED, FUEL VAPOR OR LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR.
Safety consequence
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR.
Notes
NO OWNER NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.ALL VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSION.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V194000
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.