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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

20 crash reports38 fire reports11 injury reports

What owners actually said

470 reports

Mileage unknown · May 25, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEL IS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THAT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIR WORK FOR RECALL 93V125000 HAD PREVIOUD NO RECORD OF TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #889176

Mileage unknown · May 15, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 93V125000. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #888243

Mileage unknown · May 3, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ISN'T PART OF RECALL 93V125000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 93S68 ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL. CONSUMER HAS DUAL TANKS, AND MODULES BETWEEN ALLOW GAS TO GO TO BACK WHICH CAUSES FUEL TO OVERFLOW. CONSUMER IS SECOND OWNER, AND DEALER IS DENYING RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #887350

Mileage unknown · May 2, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE FLAGGED HIM DOWN THAT HE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #887322

Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 2001

Fuel System, GasolineParking Brake

CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALLS 94 V 169 000 AND 93 V 125 000. CONSUMER BELIEVED RECALL WORK WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AS FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. DEALER BOB BELL FORD 7125 RICHIE HWY. GLEN BURNIE, MD. 410-766-3600. *AK THE DEALER FAILED TO REMOVE THE LEAKING FUEL TANK, AND THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE …

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NHTSA ODI #887153

Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW ON DASHBOARD THAT TANK IS EMPTY.*AK

NHTSA ODI #886343

Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

AFTER FILLING UP TANKS AND DRIVING DOWN ROAD COULD EXPERIENCE A LEAKAGE OF FUEL WHERE BOTH TANKS HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING DUAL TANKS SWITCH.*AK

NHTSA ODI #886342

Mileage unknown · Apr 12, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

RECALL 93V125000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 93S68; FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM TANK PERIODICALLY. LATELY VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO LEAK MORE FREQUENTLY. CONSUMER WAS ON A ROAD TRIP AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM TANK CONSISTENTLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD LEAKED FUEL I…

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NHTSA ODI #885791

Mileage unknown · Apr 12, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

EA99032; DUAL GAS TANK , FUEL IS TRANSFERRING FROM FRONT TANK TO REAR TANK DURING NORMAL OPERATION, CAUSING REAR TANK TO FILL ABNORMALLY, AND SPILL THROUGH GAS PIPE. RECALL 93V125000 REPAIRS WERE DONE, BUT DEFECT REOCCURRED. *AK DEALER STATED THAT CHECK VALVES HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON FUEL LINE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUM…

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NHTSA ODI #885757

Mileage unknown · Apr 11, 2001

Fuel System, Gasoline

93 V 125 000/FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK WAS RETURNED TO SECOND TANK. WHEN OCCURRED, SECOND TANK EXCEEDED ITS LIMIT, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGES. SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. REPAIRS WERE DONE IN OCT 1994, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER/ MANUFACTUR…

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NHTSA ODI #885723

Official recalls

94V169001 · Parking Brake:conventional

Sep 7, 1994

THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.

Remedy: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

93V125000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

Aug 2, 1993

A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy: REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND INSTALLATION OF REDUNDANT CHECK VALVES.

92V006000 · Structure:body:door

Jan 14, 1992

WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy: REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.

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NHTSA investigations

EA99032 · Dual Fuel Tank Crossflow/leakage

Opened Nov 4, 1999 · Closed Dec 6, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

ON JULY 14, 1993 FORD FILED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT CONCERNING FUEL TANK CROSS FLOW LEAKAGE ON F-SERIES LIGHT TRUCKS AND CAB CHASSIS BUILT FROM JULY 22, 1989 THROUGH DECEMBER 17, 1992.THE REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND INSTALL A CHECK VALVE BETWEEN EACH FUEL SUPPLY LINE AND FUEL TANK (2) TO REPAIR THE SUPPLY SIDE FUEL CROSS FLOW PROBLEM (RECALL 93V-125).ODI OPENED RQ98-008 ON MAY 29, 1998 BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF ALLEGED REMEDY FAILURES AND REPORTS OF FUEL CROSS FLOW ON VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL POPULATION.BASED ONTHE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM FORD ON AUGUST 11, SEPTEMBER 30, AND DECEMBER 15, 1998, AND THE INCREASING TREND OF REMEDY FAILURES AND OUT OF SCOPE CROSSFLOW REPORTS, ODI OPENED EA99-032 ON NOVEMBER 4, 1999.THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CLOSING REPORT FULLY DESCRIBES THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND REASON FOR CLOSING.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE FUEL TRANSFER FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.WHEN FUEL IS PUMPED OR RETURNED TO THE NON-OPERATING TANK (CROSS FLOW), THE CAPACITY OF THE NON-OPERATING TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL TO OVERFLOW PAST THE FILLER CAP, CREATING A FIRE POTENTIAL.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

RQ98008 · Ford F-SERIES Dual Fuel Tank Leakage

Opened May 29, 1998 · Closed Nov 4, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

THESE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE FUEL TRANSFER FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP.FROM THE INFORMATION GATHERED TO DATE, IT APPEARS THAT THERE CAN BE MULTIPLE CAUSES AND/OR A COMBINATION OF CAUSES FOR FUEL CROSS FLOW AND THAT THE RECALL REMEDY MAY BE INADEQUATE.FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED.THIS INVESTIGATION IS UPGRADED TO EA99-032.CLICK ON DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.