{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V976 (21C35): 2022 Maverick",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v976/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V976 (Ford): A damaged fuel tank may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire. Ford's own number: 21C35.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Maverick, model year 2022. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 16 December 2021. 5,456 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Maverick vehicles. The fuel tank may have been damaged by drill holes during the installation of the spray-in bed-liner. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 301, \"Fuel System Integrity.\" Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 21C35. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V976 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A damaged fuel tank may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.” 21V976 Ford Motor Company Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage 16 December 2021 2022-2022 FORD MAVERICK A damaged fuel tank may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire. Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel tank as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were ma",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:13:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:22:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V976 (21C35): 2022 Maverick\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v976/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}