2000 Ford Contour recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: bi-fuel vehicles. These vehicles may have a fuel tank filler pipe grommet that could have been damaged during the installation of the bi-fuel system. If the grommet is damaged, fuel could leak. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. Dealers will replace the fuel tank filler pipe grommet.
💥 The risk
If the grommet is damaged, fuel could leak. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the fuel tank filler pipe grommet.
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
- 00V350000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S38
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 3,750
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Built
- May 20, 1997 – Apr 14, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 30, 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).