{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"91V024000","date":"1991-02-11","owner_notified":"1991-03-26","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY","summary":"THE FRONT HEAT SHIELD MAY CONTACT THE FRONT OF THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK, CAUSING CUTS OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT OF PENETRATION.","consequence":"THIS PENETRATION OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSES VAPORS TO ESCAPEAND POSSIBLY FUEL TO SPILL, WHICH COULD CATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIGNITION SOURCE.","remedy":"RELOCATE THE HEAT SHIELD; INSPECT AND REPLACE DAMAGED FUEL FUEL TANKS.","notes":"SYSTEM: FUEL TANK AND HEAT SHIELD.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION : MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":25000,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1991,"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","vehicle_id":"1991_ford_explorer","match":"exact","built_from":"1990-02-01","built_to":"1990-11-01"}],"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/91V024000"}