Vehicle recall 88V165000 · October 18, 1988
Mercury Cougar and Ford Thunderbird
Plastic rollover valve mounting plate may not be properly sealed to the plastic fuel tank.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Plastic rollover valve mounting plate may not be properly sealed to the plastic fuel tank.
- Consequence
- Fuel or vapor could leak, which could result in a vehiclefire.
- Remedy
- Replace fuel tank.
- Notes
- System: fuel tank.vehicle description: passenger cars.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 88V165000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 18, 1988
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- October 7, 1988
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 124
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Thunderbird (1989): 1989
- Mercury Cougar (1989): 1989
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