Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Ford Stop-Sales Mustang Shelby GT350 / GT350R for Oil-Cooler Defect

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October 26, 2016 at 11:46 am by | Photography by Michael Simari

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Have you had your eye on a new Mustang Shelby GT350 or GT350R? Well, you must now hold your horses, at least for a little while: Ford has issued a recall and stop-sale on the hot Mustangs after discovering a faulty engine oil-cooler line that can spring a leak and starve the engine of oil.

Ford says that roughly 8000 Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R models are affected by the recall, which applies to vehicles built between February 24, 2015 and August 30, 2016. The automaker says improperly crimped engine oil-cooler tube assemblies can separate, causing massive oil loss and a potential fire hazard. No fires, accidents, or injuries related to the defect have been reported to Ford, the automaker says.

In addition to the recall on already-sold Shelbys, Ford is issuing a stop-sale on GT350 and GT350R models that are still on dealership floors until they are repaired. In addition, Ford has instructed dealerships to immediately halt any test drives, demonstrations, or deliveries of GT350 or GT350R models until they’ve undergone recall repairs. At the moment, dealers are prohibited from even displaying Shelby models built during the affected date range until they’ve been fixed.



Enthusiasts at the forum Mustang6G have cross-referenced the VINs and production dates and found that there are some examples from the time frame that aren’t affected, but most are. The recall concerns all GT350 and GT350R models regardless of trim package, as all come stock with an oil cooler.

A dealer bulletin instructing service departments on repair procedures is not expected until January 2017, with repairs possibly extending into March.

To see if your vehicle is affected by this recall, check Ford’s owner information portal or the NHTSA’s VIN checker.

This story originally appeared on Road & Track.


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