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Ford Motor Company — Fuel system - safety alert

Official notice

21 Feb 2011

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An official NHTSA notice concerns Ford Motor Company — Fuel system - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the fuel system. This could increase the risk of a fire. Published 2011-02-21.

What to do now

Arrange a free inspection and replacement at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

23,688

Recall number

11S17

Official notice

2011-02-21

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the fuel system. This could increase the risk of a fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

Ford Motor Company — Fuel system

Units affected

23,688

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the fuel system. This could increase the risk of a fire.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford. Contact: Ford Motor Company.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

11S17

Campaign number

11V126000

Units affected

23,688

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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