Vehicle recall 97V216000 · November 24, 1997
1998 Ford Mustang
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 4.6L engines.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 4.6L engines. Some of these vehicles has missing or inadequate braze joints between the fuel rail body and the fuel rail mounting bracket(s).
- Consequence
- If the bracket separates from the rail, the rail can lift one or more of the injectors, and fuel leakage will result. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel rail on these vehicles.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin December 15, 1997. 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 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V216000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 24, 1997
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- December 15, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 8,000
- 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 Mustang (1998): 1998
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