# NHTSA recall 22V088000

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: 22V088000
- Manufacturer's number: 22C02
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2022\-02\-16
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-04
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
- Units potentially affected: 18366
- Part numbers: L1M3\-9034\-A/D/F/J/K/M/N

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2022 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles.  The fuel filler tube may detach during a crash.  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 detached fuel filler tube can result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will install a fuel vapor line redundant locking clip, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on April 4, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 22C02.


## 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 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 18366
- Reported remedied: 16087 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 44
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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 EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/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 51824](/bulletins/10240578.md), 2023-08-11, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2433](/bulletins/10228761.md), 2023-01-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50622](/bulletins/10209414.md), 2022-03-30, 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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