Vehicle recall 87V131000 · August 17, 1987
Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and 1 more model
Fuel rails may be bent so that no. 5 injector cups are out of design position.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Fuel rails may be bent so that no. 5 injector cups are out of design position.
- Consequence
- Bent fuel rail could cause a fuel leak, which inpresence of an ignition source could result in an engine fire.
- Remedy
- Replace fuel rail assemblies as necessary.
- Notes
- System: fuel railsvehicle description: passenger cars equipped with 5.0L fuel injected engines.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V131000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 17, 1987
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- August 8, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 11,119
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Crown Victoria (1987): 1987
- Lincoln Town Car (1988): 1988
- Mercury Grand Marquis (1987): 1987
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