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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This
weekly newsletter covers:
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Ford Recalls 1995 Contour-Engines
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Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Recall to Inspect Propane Gas
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FORD RECALLS 1995 CONTOUR-ENGINES
Ford Motor Company is recalling 300,000 1995 Contour and Mercury Mystique sedans equipped with the 2.5 V6 engine. Tightening of the engine cooling fan motor bearings, up to and including motor stall, can result in increased motor torque and higher than normal motor current and accompanying high motor temperatures. Overheating of the cooling fan motor due to excessive current can result in smoke and odors from bearing grease, insulation and other internal motor components. If electrical current continues to be applied to the motor, internal motor components could ignite possibly igniting other engine compartment components. The recall notice is at the following http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/mmy.cfm at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES RECALL TO INSPECT PROPANE GAS
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (CHS) of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, is voluntarily coordinating the testing of propane gas delivered to dealers in five states. The propane may not have contained enough odorant to allow consumers to smell leaking gas, presenting a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers. CHS learned of two explosions involving propane gas in Montana that resulted in four injuries. CHS is coordinating the testing of propane gas distributed to the following dealers to ensure that the propane produced at the CHS Refinery in Laurel, Montana contained adequate quantities of odorant.
Idaho
- Bingham
Co-op, Blackfoot
- CHS
Propane Plant, Challis
- Farmers
Supply Cooperative, Council
- CHS
Propane Plant, Jerome
Montana
- Farmers
Union Oil, Baker
- Rocky
Mountain Supply, Belgrade
- Farmers
Union Oil, Chinook
- Columbus
Propane, Columbus
- Mountain
View Co-op, Dutton
- Farmers
Union Oil, Great Falls
- Farmers
Union Association, Hardin
- CHS
Country Operations, Havre
- CHS
Country Operations, Kalispsell
- Town
and Country Co-op, Laurel
- Central
Montana Propane, Lewistown
- Farmers
Union Oil, Lodge Grass
- CHS
Country Operations, Miles City
- CHS
Country Operations, Missoula
- Farmers
Union Oil, Worden
Oregon
- CHS
Propane Plant, John Day
Washington
- Skagit
Farmers Supply, Mt. Vernon
Wyoming
- Johnson
County Co-op, Buffalo
- Farmers
Cooperative, Gillette
- CHS
Propane Plant, Gillette
- Farmers
Co-op Oil, Sherida
- Big
Horn Co-op Association, Worland
For more information, call County Energy, LLC, an affiliate of CHS, 24 hours per day at (800) 635-3998. The CPSC point of contact is Ken Giles, release number 01-061, (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1184. The notice issued by the CPSC can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml01/01061.html
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relationship. The information contained in this update is general in nature.
Individual situations of readers may not fit the general educational
information described in the column. Readers are strongly encouraged to consult
with an attorney to evaluate individual situations and provide legal advice.
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risk and should not be considered legal advice.
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