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Vehicle scope Default: all classes — narrow to retail passenger anytime
Network/ Canada/ Ford/ 1998051

Ford · Canada · Crit

Ford Econoline: Fuel System

Affects Ford Econoline · 1995 — about 3K vehicles.

The hazard

THERE MAY BE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND THE FUEL LINE WHICH, OVER TIME, COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE. THIS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND FUEL LINE WILL BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY. ALSO, A PIECE OF ANTI-ABRASION CONVOLUTE WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT FUEL LINE ABRASION.

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