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Network/ Canada/ Ford/ 1994196

Ford · Canada · Crit

Ford Windstar: Electrical

Affects Ford Windstar · 1995 — about 9K vehicles.

The hazard

A BRACE THAT RUNS FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE COWL MAY CONTACT, AND IN SOME CASES, ABRADE INSULATION ON A WIRE HARNESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. CORRECTION: A SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO COWL BRACE AND A PIECE OF CONVOLUTE MATERIAL WILL BE INSTALLED ON ONE OF THE ADJACENT HARNESSES.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational