NHTSA Campaign 14V495000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 14V495000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 14V495000 with NHTSA on August 11, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V495000, NHTSA lists up to 133,227 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2012 and October 14, 2013.
The 14V495000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V495000 were scheduled from October 6, 2014, 56 days after the report.
14V495000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V495000 covers have filed at least 1,076 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V495000 vehicles, the 2013 Ford Escape has the most (339).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V495000 ranks 140 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V495000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V495000 was 14V401000, reported on July 2, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, to April 1, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines and Focus ST vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to October 14, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines. Insufficient compression in the engine wiring harness splices to the Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor may provide incorrect signals to the powertrain control module (PCM).
- The risk
- The incorrect signals could cause the vehicle to hesitate or the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current crimped splices with new splices, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S17.
Reported August 11, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V495000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V495000, 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: August 11, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted