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1995 Ford ESCORT Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	375515
Internal NHTSA #	765275
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	ESCORT
Model Year	1995
File date	27/07/02
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Our family car's fuel tank leaks gasoline and ford motor company refuses to repair it just because the state where we purchased it(we are the original owner) and registered it in doesn't happen to be included in ford's selective geographic recall, despite the fact that the manufacturing location(hermosillo, mexico) and date of assembly is the same as the 64,600 1995 ford escorts under their geographic recall. Gasoline leaking from the tank onto a hot exhaust pipe is a huge safety disaster just waiting to happen, but apparently a life in iowa is not worth as much as a life in arkansas, a state covered by the geographic recall. One alleged justification for geographic recalls is it is supposed to address regions where problems are most likely to occur and in the case of the leaking fuel tanks, it's supposed to be the hottest areas. Problem is, this kind of thinking ignores the reality of today's mobile society. Our vehicle was purchased from willey ford in ames, ia, but we have driven it to florida, alabama, mississippi, arkansas, louisiana, oklahoma and michigan, which are all covered by ford's selective geographic recall. Yet consistency is lacking because one of the hottest parts of the country apparently are not covered by the geographic recall, death valley, ca, while much more temperate regions, such as michigan, are. And meteorologists may confirm that the iowa summer heat indices can often surpass many southern states. It is without question totally unfair that two geographic recalls exist (nhtsa campaign id numbers 97v14400 & 97v145000) that clearly place iowans' lives at risk just to save a huge automaker some money. Further, the national traffic & motor vehicle safety act requires recalls for safety defects and treats all vehicles equally regardless of where they are sold or registered. Thank you very much for your attention to this very important safety alert.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ANKENY, IA
VIN pattern	3FASP15J7SRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/08/96
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1995 Ford ESCORT Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1995 Ford ESCORT Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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