Granada L4-140 2.3L VIN A 2-bbl (1982)
Technical Service Bulletin # 431
Date: 820101
Overview of Recall 431
January, 1982
Subject:
Service Recall 431 - Announcement of a Recall of All 1982 Granada and Cougar Two-Door Sedans Built From October 15 Through November 25,
1981, for Installation of the Correct Tire Placard (Decal) on the Door Pillar to Provide Two-Door Sedan Tire Information.
Ford Motor Company has determined that all 1982 Granada and Cougar 2-door sedans built during October 15 through November 25, 1981, were
inadvertently built with incorrect tire placards (decals) which did not contain tire information for 2-door sedans. U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims", requires that each passenger car contain a placard which displays specified vehicle information, including
vehicle load capacity, tire sizes and tire inflation pressures. Vehicles built from 1982 Job # 1 through October 14 have a placard containing the correct
2-door sedan tire information. The tire placard was revised on production vehicles October 15, 1981, to include tire information for some special build
vehicles. This revised placard erroneously excluded the 2-door sedan tire information.
A revised placard containing the 2-door sedan tire information will be mailed to dealers for stock vehicles and to owners of record for sold vehicles for
application over the existing placard on the right side door pillar of all involved 2-door vehicles.
Please read this bulletin completely and circulate it to your parts and service personnel. Any questions about its content should be directed to your Ford
supervising location or this office. NO VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL THAT IS CURRENTLY IN YOUR POSSESSION IS TO BE
DELIVERED UNTIL THE REVISED PLACARD HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
DEALERS IN PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AMERICAN SAMOA, CANAL ZONE, GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
- SALE OR DELIVERY OF A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPLICABLE U.S. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
STANDARDS MAY SUBJECT THE DEALER TO PENALTIES OF UP TO $1,000 PER UNIT UNDER THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY ACT.
Please note that owners are being provided tire placards and installation instructions with the owner letter to provide them the alternative of installing the
placards themselves, or bringing their vehicles to dealers to have the placards installed without charge.
NOTIFICATION
The enclosed list identifies units involved in this recall which were shipped to and likely delivered by your dealership. Vehicle owners are being
notified directly by Ford Motor Company by First Class Mail at addresses obtained from Company records. A copy of the owner letter is attached for
your reference. If it appears to you that a vehicle is not included on the list, but should be, or that an incorrect owner name and address is provided,
please contact the appropriate owner or provide corrected information to us. In those instances where a suspect vehicle has been sold, but the owner
name and address is not listed, and you have received the 1864 for a stock vehicle, you should contact the owner immediately and provide him with a
copy of the owner letter.
Eligible vehicles, other than those on the list provided, may be brought to your dealership for the recall service. Those units are also to be serviced as
promptly as possible. If the owner of any eligible vehicle does not have a Customer Notification and Dealer Claim Form (FCS 1864), a blank Form 1864
should be completed by you and sent in for reimbursement.
If no vehicle listing is enclosed, you are not involved at this time, and this Service Letter is for your information.
If the owner of any vehicle cannot be contacted or does not make an appointment to have this recall service performed, the Form 1864 must be returned
to us with the owner's name and address indicated so that we can handle further notification.
United States law requires that we advise owners in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and certain territories of the procedure to be followed by them in
informing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if the modifications are not accomplished without charge within a reasonable time after
the vehicle is brought in. This notice is included in the owner letter (copy included) to be sent to owners in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, Canal Zone, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. It is also important, however, that you promptly report (to District or Wixom) any
instances in which an owner will not allow you to complete this recall because of objections to delays in scheduling, or for any other reason.
Your cooperation in the timely completion of this recall is appreciated.
Technical Instructions
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.
With a dry rag, clean the surface of the existing placard and the adjacent region of the B-pillar so that it is free of contaminants which could affect
the adhesion of the new placard.
2.
Peel off the protective backing and affix the revised Vehicle Tire Information placard to the inside of the passenger side B-pillar directly over the
existing placard.
Parts and Labor Information
