NHTSA Campaign 12V319000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 12V319000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V319000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V319000, NHTSA lists up to 8,266 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2012 and June 7, 2012.
The 12V319000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V319000 were scheduled from July 20, 2012, 14 days after the report.
12V319000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V319000 ranks 127 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V319000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 12V319000 was 12V005000, reported on January 9, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 8, 2012 THROUGH JUNE 7, 2012. DUE TO MIS-POSITIONED CARPET PADDING THE CENTER CONSOLE TRIM PANEL MAY BE PUSHED OUTBOARD OF THE INTENDED POSITION, REDUCING CLEARANCE RELATIVE TO THE PEDAL PACKAGE.
- The risk
- THE REDUCED CLEARANCE MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVER?S FOOT CONTACTING THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRANSFERRING THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE CARPET PADDING AND LEFT-SIDE CONSOLE TRIM PANEL REPLACED WITH A NEW PANEL, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 20, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12S34.
Reported July 6, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V319000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V319000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 6, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted