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Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1
PE89040 · Underhood Fires
Opened Feb 9, 1989 · Closed Apr 18, 1989
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
SUMMARY:SENTINEL HAS WORKED WITH FORD IN DEVELOPING A RETROFIT KITWHICH REROUTES THE SUBJECT WIRES.THE RETROFIT PRECEDURE ALSO ELIMINATESTHE TWO LARGE SOLINOIDS LOCATED UNDERHOOD AND REPLACES THEM WITH A SINGLESMALLER UNIT, LOCATED NEAR THE CURB SIDE BATTERY.THIS ALLOWS ADDITIONALROOM FOR THE REROUTING AND SECURING OF WIRES WITHOUT CHAFFING.===
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