Vehicle profile
1997 Mercury Villager Villager FWD Van
Van/Minivan · Special Purpose Vehicles
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Special Purpose Vehicles
Federal recall campaigns
3 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 1997 Special Purpose Vehicles
- 0.7× the 4.28 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 2 of 3 (66.7%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1997 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
97V184001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERYVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES SUPPLIED BY GNB TECHNOLOGIES. THESE BATTERIES HAVE A DEFECTIVE NEGATIVE POST THAT CAN CAUSE ACID LEAKAGE AND RELATED CORROSION DAMAGE.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BATTERY WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE OR BATTERY EXPLOSION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE BATTERIES. UNTIL A NEW BATTERY IS OBTAINED, OWNERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO "JUMP START" THESE BATTERIES.
29/10/1997
96V203000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTINGTHE FOUR RUBBER FUEL LINE CONNECTOR HOSES THAT ARE SUPPLIED TO FORD WITH THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THESE HOSES CAN DEVELOP CRACKS OR SPLITS RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE.
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FOR THE SUSPECT DATE CODES AND REPLACE THE FOUR RUBBER FUEL CONNECTOR HOSES IF NECESSARY.
17/10/1996
00V419002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLYVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK, (2) THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND, (3) THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL.
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VENT HOSE.
02/01/2001
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"year": 1997,
"make": "Mercury",
"model": "Villager",
"trim": "Villager FWD Van",
"submodel": "Van/Minivan",
"horsepower": 210,
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"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Special Purpose Vehicles",
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