NHTSA Campaign 14V526000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 14V526000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the hybrid propulsion system. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 14V526000 with NHTSA on September 3, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V526000, NHTSA lists up to 70,209 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 13, 2003 and June 20, 2008.
The 14V526000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V526000 were scheduled from October 30, 2014, 57 days after the report.
14V526000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2005–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V526000 ranks 183 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V526000, Ford Motor Company has 3 other recalls on the hybrid propulsion system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Ford Escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured October 13, 2003, to June 20, 2008, and 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner hybrid electric vehicles manufactured June 10, 2005, to June 20, 2008. The coolant pump for the hybrid system may fail resulting in the hybrid electronics overheating.
- The risk
- If the hybrid electronics system overheats, it may shut down the powertrain, resulting in a stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the original Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) Pump with an improved brushless pump, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S19.
Reported September 3, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V526000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V526000, 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: September 3, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted