Mercury 4-stroke top cowl vent recall?

[born 2 fish]

Once you have received the letter from Mercury, you will be able to obtain the necessary components without having to drive 3 hours.

Thanks for letting me know this.

[swamprat]

Went on the web page last nite, Mine will be here in a bit, Several weeks.
Stopped by my local dealer Monday to see if they had them, Yes they said, They would not give them to me. ​service writer said they had to install them, Asked if I wanted to make an appointment, I said ok if they could install them while I waited, He said he couldn't say for sure. I told him I aint leaving my boat for them to put two stickers on the motor.

[EuropeanAM]

Went on the web page last nite, Mine will be here in a bit, Several weeks.
Stopped by my local dealer Monday to see if they had them, Yes they said, They would not give them to me. ​service writer said they had to install them, Asked if I wanted to make an appointment, I said ok if they could install them while I waited, He said he couldn't say for sure. I told him I aint leaving my boat for them to put two stickers on the motor.

If they are following the directions- it WILL have to be inside, dry, and heated for at least 2.5 hrs.

[SilverFox579]

If they are following the directions- it WILL have to be inside, dry, and heated for at least 2.5 hrs.

+1!

If not, high probablity those new "stickers" will be blown away in the wind.

[22RangerZ520R]

Anyone have a part number for the vents and V8 decal? Thanks!

[EuropeanAM]

Anyone have a part number for the vents and V8 decal? Thanks!

Yes- though it's probably best to wait for the letter as it has specific instructions (and is the means by which availability can be controlled).

Additionally, if not ordered/handled per the Consumer Letter (or by an Authorized Dealer) they're probably not paying for them.

V8 Bezel: 8M0219155

V8 Decal: 8M0214842

Rhonda keeps these in stock- see her post, pinned at the top of the Forum.

[22RangerZ520R]

Yes- though it's probably best to wait for the letter as it has specific instructions (and is the means by which availability can be controlled).

Additionally, if not ordered/handled per the Consumer Letter (or by an Authorized Dealer) they're probably not paying for them.

V8 Bezel: 8M0219155

V8 Decal: 8M0214842

Rhonda keeps these in stock- see her post, pinned at the top of the Forum.

Appreciate it sir

[22RangerZ520R]

Hopefully I can pick up the vents locally and I won’t have to drive 3 hours to my dealer I bought the boat from to get the parts.

I went on the website and filled out the form, it says 4-6 weeks for delivery to my door.



There's an installation video on that link too.

[JohnnyGZ21]

Why are Canadian customers required to have a dealer do this installation when US customers can have it shipped to their door and do the install themselves.

[yam911]

Why are Canadian customers required to have a dealer do this installation when US customers can have it shipped to their door and do the install themselves.

More than likely it results from some Canadian law or regulation.

[EuropeanAM]

More than likely it results from some Canadian law or regulation.

It's either that, or common-sense prevailed. Whole idea of a US Federal Boating Safety Act Recall that's completed by the consumer is a bit disturbing. I've heard comments that it's as much about marketing as anything (hypothetically speaking, of course- a direct mail campaign with better than 50% odds that a couple hundred thousand consumers will visit a particular website you're wanting to market).

[llsdjv]

I've been trying for the past week on both my cell phone and computer to go to the address they gave me on my letter and it always gives a 404 error on the website. Is there something I'm missing

[llsdjv]

Nevermind. Apparently the capitalization is required in the link address

[swamprat]

Mine came in a week,

[EuropeanAM]

Yes, every character is critical.

[fly by night]

Thank you, so did I. I went to my local dealer twice to attempt to get them and the second time they said I would have to bring my boat in for inspection before they could justify ordering them even though I gave them a copy of the letter.

I went on the website and filled out the form, it says 4-6 weeks for delivery to my door.



There's an installation video on that link too.

[EuropeanAM]

Surprised dealers didn't plan to have some on hand so they could take care of this for their customers.

The website thing will be a sore-spot with many dealers, though.

[Meleagris1]

Interesting that I just took delivery of my new Phoenix with 250HP Merc and I still got this recall letter?

[Triton19x2]

Huh….. I have a 2019 and have not received a letter yet

[fishnfireman]

Interesting that I just took delivery of my new Phoenix with 250HP Merc and I still got this recall letter?

Does it have the new part??
What is your manufacture date?
Very possible it was built before.
Now that production has caught up to sales--- you may start seeing motors that were built one to several years before the new boat. Unlike boat makers the engines don't have the same rules about year designation.