NHTSA recall 12V551000

Engine And Engine Cooling · Ford Motor Company

December 3, 2012report date

80,057units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: This is an update to a recently announced recall. Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through November 26, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines, as well as certain model year 2013 Fusion vehicles manufactured from February 3, 2012, through November 29, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines. Coolant system leaks may cause the engines to overheat and leak flammable…

Why it matters: If flammable engine fluids come in contact with the vehicleâs hot exhaust system, a vehicle fire could occur.

The fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine for coolant system leaks and reprogram the vehicleâs powertrain control module and instrument cluster with an updated calibration and overheat strategy software. There will be no charge to owners for this service. Owners were recently…

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All model years NHTSA lists

2013 Ford Escape, 2013 Ford Fusion.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 12V551000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.