# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE87012
> **ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES** · Opened 1986-12-19 · Closed 1987-05-15
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE87012
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1986-12-19
- **Close date:** 1987-05-15
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Affected makes:** FORD
- **Affected components:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- **Affected model years:** 1986
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:INSTANCES WERE FOUND WHERESPRING LOCK COUPLINGS FAILED CAUSING GASOLINE TO BE RELEASED THROUGHOUTTHE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING FIRES. FAILURE OF THE COUPLINGS CAN TAKEPLACE AFTER COMPLIANCE WITH A FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN, ON NEWLY DELIVEREDVEHICLES FROM THE FACTORY WITH MINIMAL MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER, AND AT ANYVEHICLE MILEAGE.---------------------------------------------------------------------------ANALYSIS:DATA INDICATES THAT THE ALLEGED PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY THESPRING LOCK QUICK CONNECT COUPLINGS WHICH CONNECT THE FUEL SUPPLY ANDRETURN LINES TO THE ENGINE.---------------------------------------------------------------------------PROPOSED ACTION:UPGRADE THIS PE TO AN EA.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE87012)
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