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NHTSA Action Number : EA96024 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : 97V019000
Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:    
     FORD / TAURUS     1991-1995
     FORD / TEMPO     1991-1995
     FORD / TOPAZ     1984
     LINCOLN / CONTINENTAL     1991-1995
     MERCURY / SABLE     1991-1995
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Component :
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date Investigation Opened : September 30, 1996
Date Investigation Closed : April 15, 1997
Summary:
 ACCUMULATION OF ICE, SNOW, OR SLUSH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE COOLING FAN TO FREEZE TO THE FAN SHROUD. AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL ACTUATION OF THE COOLING FAN MOTOR WHEN THE FAN IS FROZEN TO THE SHROUD MAY CAUSE THE FAN MOTOR AND WIRING TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
   

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