Recall
Ford Escort — 89V095000
NHTSA ID
89V095000
Make
Ford
Model
Escort
Years Affected
1984
Recall Date
1989-06-12
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Units Affected
481,049
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
Summary
EXTERNAL CRACKS ABOVE THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER (1984 MODELS) OR ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS SPLITTING (1985 MODELS) COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Consequence
ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD COULDRESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Remedy
REPLACE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS (1984 MODELS); REPLACE ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS (1985 MODELS).