NHTSA Campaign 13V584000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 13V584000 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 13V584000 with NHTSA on November 25, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V584000, NHTSA lists up to 9,469 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2011 and July 11, 2012.
The 13V584000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V584000 were scheduled from April 9, 2014, 135 days after the report.
13V584000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V584000 ranks 302 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V584000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 13V584000 was 13V227000, reported on May 31, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (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 subject to prior safety recall NHTSA 12V-336. In some cases, the engine compartment fuel line may have been installed incorrectly when repaired under the prior recall. The misinstalled fuel line could chafe and eventually leak fuel.
- 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 inspect the engine compartment fuel line, and if necessary, replace it, 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
- This recall is in addition to NHTSA recall 12V-336. All covered vehicles, regardless of being remedied under the earlier recall, require an inspection and a remedy for this campaign.
Reported November 25, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V584000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V584000, 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