NHTSA Campaign 13V227000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 13V227000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 13V227000 with NHTSA on May 31, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V227000, NHTSA lists up to 390,783 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 25, 2011 and January 10, 2013.
The 13V227000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V227000 were scheduled from July 20, 2013, 50 days after the report.
13V227000 covers 9 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V227000 ranks 59 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V227000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 13V227000 was 13V109000, reported on March 27, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor Sedan and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles; and certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKS, MKT, and MKZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may develop a crack, allowing fuel to leak.
- The risk
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery module, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13S04.
Reported May 31, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V227000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V227000, 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: May 31, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted