Fire risk
Japan
Published 27 Jan 1995
Ref JP-1205470
Ford: Cooling System
Translated from Japanese · machine translation
- Country
- Japan
- Published
- 27 Jan 1995
- Units affected
- 4229
- Reference
- JP-1205470
Affected vehicles
Ford Taurus 4-Door Sedan 1988–1991
Ford Taurus 5-Door Station Wagon 1988–1991
Ford Lincoln Continental 4-Door Sedan 1988–1991
Hazard
The electric fan motor that cools the engine has insufficient heat dissipation, causing the fan motor bearing to degrade and become damaged due to heat, resulting in malfunction of the electric fan. In the worst case, the electrical wiring of the electric fan may overheat, potentially leading to fire.
Show original (日本語)
原動機を冷却する電動ファンモーターの放熱性が不足しているため、ファンモーターの 軸受が熱により劣化、損傷し、電動ファンが作動不良となり、最悪の場合、電動ファンの 電気配線が過熱し、火災に至るおそれがある。
Remedy
All vehicles will have the electric fan motor (including fan blade and shroud) replaced with a corrective component.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、電動ファンモーター（ファンブレード及びシュラウド付）を対策品と交換する 。