NHTSA Campaign 12V431000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 12V431000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V431000 with NHTSA on September 4, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V431000, NHTSA lists up to 6,146 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2011 and August 31, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V431000 were scheduled from September 11, 2012, 7 days after the report.
12V431000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V431000 ranks 133 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V431000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 12V431000 was 12V353000, reported on July 26, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through August 31, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines. The cylinder head cup plug (freeze plug) may become dislodged resulting in significant loss of engine coolant.
- The risk
- As leaking engine coolant evaporates on the hot engine, the glycol may ignite causing an engine compartment fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will seal the existing plug and add a secondary plug cover, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 11, 2012. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- Ford's recall campaign number is 12S39.
Reported September 4, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V431000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V431000, 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: September 4, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted