Topaz V6-182 3.0L (1992)
Radiator Cooling Fan Motor: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall 97V019000: Engine Cooling Fan Freezing
These vehicles are registered in one of the following states: Alaska, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The vehicles involved
are 1992-1994 Tempo/Topaz vehicles with 3.0L engines; 1994 Tempo/Topaz with 2.3L engines; 1992-1995 Taurus/Sable with 3.8L engines; 1994-1995
Taurus/Sable with 3.0L engines and 1992-1994 Lincoln Continental vehicles with 3.8L engines.
During high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan can become blocked or frozen with snow. The fan
motor may not rotate and could overheat.
This condition can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire.
Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from
overheating.
Owner Notification: Owner notification is expected to begin April 15, 1997.
Notes: Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable
time should contact Ford at 1-800-392-3673. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393.