1993 Mercury Villager defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1993 Mercury Villager. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA00014 · opened May 22, 2000 · closed Jan 4, 2001

  Periodic exposure to liquid gasoline may result in extraction of antidegradants from the subject fuel tank vent hose.hoses which have suffered loss of antidegradants can develop cracks in areas of high strain.fuel may spray or drip from cracked vent hoses following tank fill.starting at job#1 1998 my (california emissi…

• FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA99015 · opened Jun 29, 1999 · closed Apr 18, 2001

  The engineering analysis closing report covers 1993-1998 mercury villager and nissan quest minivans.these two minivans share a common body platform and power train.based on the low number of reported incidents and the absence of a demonstrable failure trend, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this…

• BATTERY EXPLOSIONS
  Engineering Analysis EA96005 · opened May 30, 1996 · closed May 29, 1997

  A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the ci…

• BATTERY EXPLOSION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96009 · opened Jan 25, 1996 · closed May 30, 1996

  1993 mercury villagerbattery explosion

• BLOWER AREA FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA95027 · opened Sep 22, 1995 · closed Nov 17, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE95037 · opened Jun 19, 1995 · closed Sep 22, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93047 · opened May 7, 1993 · closed Aug 11, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• BACKLITE SHATTERING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93020 · opened Apr 1, 1993 · closed Jul 28, 1993

  There is no summary currently available