{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"89V062000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE89040","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1989-02-09","closed":"1989-04-18","open":false,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company; SENTINEL VEHICLES LIMITED","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","subject":"UNDERHOOD FIRES","summary":"SUMMARY:SENTINEL HAS WORKED WITH FORD IN DEVELOPING A RETROFIT KITWHICH REROUTES THE SUBJECT WIRES.THE RETROFIT PRECEDURE ALSO ELIMINATESTHE TWO LARGE SOLINOIDS LOCATED UNDERHOOD AND REPLACES THEM WITH A SINGLESMALLER UNIT, LOCATED NEAR THE CURB SIDE BATTERY.THIS ALLOWS ADDITIONALROOM FOR THE REROUTING AND SECURING OF WIRES WITHOUT CHAFFING.===","campaigns":["89V062000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/89V062000"}