Ford Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Ford is recalling about 30,564 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline.

Campaign
85V130000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
18 October 1985
Vehicles
30,564
Built between
Aug 1985 – Oct 1985
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1985 and October 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1986 Ford Bronco IIBuilt August 1985 to October 1985
  • 1986 Ford RangerBuilt August 1985 to October 1985

What the defect is

Nylon fuel lines on the fuel return side of the fuel pressure regulator assembly may crack. Consequence of defect: fuel line could leak and, if an ignition source is present, create the potential for a fire.

What gets fixed

REPLACE NYLON FUEL HOSES WITH RUBBER HOSES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1985 to October 1985
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 1985

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 October 1985.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

System: fuel lines.vehicle description: light trucks with 2.9 liter V-6 engines.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand