Mercury Motor Recall Notice

[Old Dog]

This morning I just received a Safety Recall notice from Mercury on my 2012 - 60HP Big Foot. I am just posting for general information for other members with the same motor. Now, are other HP motors involved? It doesn't say.

I still have to phone my dealer to see what to do exactly because the toon is about 100 miles away!!! I hope to get it closer to home in the next short while.

Best of luck to all of us on this.

[jimrs]

Sounds like it's a pretty small item. I would just take the fuel line in and have them check it out. If bad they could give you a new one. I don't think I would want to pull the boat 100 miles to check the fuel line.

[GregF]

I would call the dealer first. The Chinaman who wrote that may not have English as his first language.
"Primary bulb"?

Is he talking about the primer ball? How could a bad check valve there cause a fuel leak? I bet they are talking about the fuel connector on the motor. There is a check valve and a seal there too. My old 60 had a leak there and I had to replace the connector. It was causing bubbles in the fuel filter, lean burn and leaked when you pumped the bulb.

[Old Dog]

Sounds like it's a pretty small item. I would just take the fuel line in and have them check it out. If bad they could give you a new one. I don't think I would want to pull the boat 100 miles to check the fuel line.

I won't be pulling it just for that. It just so happens I may have the opportunity of getting the toon closer to where I live at another marina. This will work out even better as just across the lake there is a Princecraft/Mercury dealer.

Have a good one!

[BoatCop]

You can look up all recalls on boats & Boat Engines on the USCG website here:

http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/recall_database.aspx

Here's what's listed for the Merc 60:

Recalls
Number: 110048T MIC:
Company: Company Official:
Model Name: 40/50/60 HP FOUR STROKE Model Year: 2011
Problem 1: FUEL SYSTEM
Problem 2:
HIN: 1C15973-1C12224 Case Open Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Disposition: OPEN Case Close Date:
Units: 6735 Campaign Open Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Boat Type: 11 Campaign Close Date:
Severity: H Last Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Comments: FUEL BULB LEAKS DUE TO INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CLAMP. REMEDY INVOLVES REPLACING WITH NEW CLAMP. CUR 1 RECEIVED 3,758 REPAIRED. CUR 2 RECEIVED 3,861 REPAIRED. CUR 3 RECEIVED 4,013 REPAIRED.

[Mr Geets]

thanks for info. I will keep my eyes opento see if my 90 is affected and talk to dealer.