NHTSA Campaign 12V336000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 12V336000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V336000 with NHTSA on July 18, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V336000, NHTSA lists up to 9,320 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V336000 were scheduled from August 10, 2012, 23 days after the report.
12V336000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V336000 ranks 121 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V336000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 12V336000 was 11V385000, reported on July 29, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through July 11, 2012, and equipped with a 1.6L engine. These vehicles have an engine compartment fuel line which may split, resulting in a leak.
- The risk
- If this leak occurs in the presence of an ignition source, there is an increased risk of a fire and/or personal injury.
- The fix
- Ford will notify and instruct owners to stop driving their vehicles and contact a Ford or Lincoln dealer to arrange pick-up of their vehicle. Customers will be provided with a rental vehicle if needed. The dealer will replace the engine compartment fuel line, free charge. The recall began on August 10, 2012. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- This is Ford recall number 12S35.
Reported July 18, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V336000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V336000, 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 18, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted