2000 Ford Windstar recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: MINI vans. These vehicles may have incorrectly fuel line end forms which could result in a lower than specified pull apart force for the installed fuel line connection.
💥 The risk
Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a redundant fuel line clip on the fuel supply and return line connections at the rear of the chassis fuel line bundle.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V164000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S11
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 3,000
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 19, 2000
- Built
- Apr 19, 2000 – Apr 26, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began july 19, 2000. 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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).