{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V077000","date":"1985-06-11","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS","summary":"HEAT SHIELDS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OUTLET PIPES     WERE OMITTED DURING PRODUCTION.                                                                                                                                   CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: AFTER SEVERE DUTY USE, SUCH AS HIGH SPEED PURSUIT, THE    OUTLET PIPES BECOME VERY HOT AND COULD IGNITE CERTAIN TYPES OF GROUND COVER      RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.","consequence":null,"remedy":"INSTALL CATALYTIC CONVERTER OUTLET PIPE SHIELDS.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH OPTIONAL POLICE PACKAGES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 LITER FUEL INJECTED HIGH OUTPUT ENGINES.SYSTEM: CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":8671,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1984,"make":"FORD","model":"LTD","vehicle_id":"1984_ford_ltd","match":"exact","built_from":"1984-08-01","built_to":"1985-05-01"},{"year":1985,"make":"FORD","model":"LTD","vehicle_id":"1985_ford_ltd","match":"exact","built_from":"1984-08-01","built_to":"1985-05-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/85V077000"}