# NHTSA recall 21V976000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V976000
- Manufacturer's number: 21C35
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-12\-16
- Owners notified: 2022\-03\-15
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 5456
- Part numbers: NZ61\-9P860\-AJ, NZ68\-9P860\-BH, NZ61\-9P860\-CG

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2022 Maverick vehicles.  The fuel tank may have been damaged by drill holes during the installation of the spray\-in bed\-liner.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."


## What can happen

A damaged fuel tank may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel tank as necessary, free of charge.  Interim owner notification letters were mailed on January 28, 2022.  Owner notification letters were mailed on March 15, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21C35.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5456
- Reported remedied: 3709 \(67%\)
- Reported unreachable: 15
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2022 FORD MAVERICK](/makes/ford/maverick/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 54980](/bulletins/11034857.md), 2026-07-08, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54857](/bulletins/11032924.md), 2026-05-26, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54785](/bulletins/11032243.md), 2026-05-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54746](/bulletins/11031419.md), 2026-04-22, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54632](/bulletins/11029932.md), 2026-03-11, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54519](/bulletins/11027824.md), 2026-01-27, Service bulletin
- [TSB 25\-2308](/bulletins/11022144.md), 2025-08-26, Service bulletin
- [SSM 53982](/bulletins/11020053.md), 2025-07-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2161](/bulletins/10210746.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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