# 1999 FORD EXPEDITION — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
> NHTSA complaint `271885` · 2001-02-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
## Narrative
WHILE FILLING UP VEHICLE WITH GAS AND  UPON REACHING  11 GALLONS,   NOZZLE EXPLODED, INJURING CONSUMER.  FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE  NOZZLE  WAS PLASTIC AND NOT MEDAL, IT HAD NOTHING TO GRIND OUT ON. PLASTIC CREATEED ELECTRICITY,  A SPARK  OF ELECTRICITY LIKE IF SOMONE SHOCKED AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT SET OFF EXPLOSION.  *AK
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