NHTSA Campaign 13V583000
ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 13V583000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 13V583000 with NHTSA on November 25, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V583000, NHTSA lists up to 139,917 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2011 and June 2, 2013.
The 13V583000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V583000 were scheduled from April 9, 2014, 135 days after the report.
13V583000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V583000 covers have filed at least 1,266 complaints naming the engine, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V583000 ranks 137 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V583000, Ford Motor Company has 33 other recalls on the engine on this site; the one before 13V583000 was 13V535000, reported on October 30, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, through June 2, 2013 and equipped with 1.6L engines. The affected vehicles may experience localized overheating of the engine cylinder head which may cause cracks that could allow oil to leak.
- The risk
- Leaking engine oil may come into contact with a hot engine surface potentially resulting in an engine compartment fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the engine shielding, cooling and control systems, free of charge. An interim notice will be mailed to owners during January 2014. The recall began on April 9, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall number is 13S12.
- Notes
- For some of the vehicles included in this campaign, this recall is in addition to NHTSA recall 12V-551. All covered vehicles, regardless of being inspected and repaired under the earlier recall, require an inspection and a remedy for this campaign.
Reported November 25, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V583000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V583000, 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: November 25, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted