{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V116000","date":"1985-09-24","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD","summary":"THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS INSULATION   MAY BE DAMAGED DUE TO COPPER SPIKES PRODUCED DURING THE WELDING OF ITS WIRES.    THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL FOR A SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE WIRES WHICH ENERGIZE    THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING SOME FUEL INJECTORS TO OPEN, DISCHARGING FUEL INTO THE    ENGINE.                                                                                                                                                           CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FUEL DISCHARGED INTO THE ENGINE WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAK     THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO THE GROUND. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF A       SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT.","consequence":null,"remedy":"REPAIR WIRING HARNESS, CHECK ENGINE AND CATALYST FOR DAMAGE.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 2.9 LITER ENGINE. SYSTEM: ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":7886,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1986,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO II","vehicle_id":"1986_ford_bronco-ii","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-08-01","built_to":"1985-08-01"},{"year":1986,"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","vehicle_id":"1986_ford_ranger","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-08-01","built_to":"1985-08-01"}],"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/85V116000"}