Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment
For Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment, category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 6.1.3; defect reference is (e); inspection item is Fuel system; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
- Defect
- Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment verified
- Category
- Dangerous verified
- Inspection item number
- 6.1.3
- Defect reference
- (e) verified
- Inspection item
- Fuel system
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(e) | Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment | Dangerous
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/6-body-structure-and-attachments