If this shipping plug is displaced, fuel leakage can result. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could potentially result in a fire.

Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly

Date Announced
MAR 25, 1998
Vehicles Affected
400
NHTSA Campaign #
98V067000
Summary
Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles previously serviced under Ford service bulletin 97-17-9 from August 1997 through December 1997. These vehicles were inadvertenly equipped with an 18-gallon fuel tank rather than the 16-gallon as specified. The 18-gallon tank has a second valve location where a shipping plug should be installed.
Actions
Dealers will install the correct fuel tank.
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