NHTSA Campaign 13V085000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 13V085000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 13V085000 with NHTSA on March 7, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V085000, NHTSA lists up to 5,675 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 16, 2012 and November 21, 2012.
The 13V085000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V085000 were scheduled from March 27, 2013, 20 days after the report.
13V085000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V085000 ranks 322 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V085000, Ford Motor Company has 19 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Focus and C-Max vehicles built from November 16, 2012, through November 21, 2012; and model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from November 14, 2012, through November 21, 2012. The left rear door child lock was built incorrectly. As a result, the child lock may not engage when the operator uses normal force to activate the child lock.
- The risk
- The operator may incorrectly believe the child lock is engaged. However, the door may be opened from the inside, increasing the risk of injury to an unrestrained child.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected rear door latches, and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- Ford's recall campaign number is 13S02.
Reported March 7, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V085000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V085000, 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: March 7, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted