NHTSA Campaign 17V209000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 17V209000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 17V209000 with NHTSA on March 27, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V209000, NHTSA lists up to 208,584 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 15, 2012 and June 3, 2014.
The 17V209000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V209000 were scheduled from January 5, 2018, 284 days after the report.
17V209000 covers 4 models from Ford, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 17V209000 covers have filed at least 187 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V209000 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Escape has the most (187).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V209000 ranks 106 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 17V209000, Ford Motor Company has 16 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 17V209000 was 16V925000, reported on December 22, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Escape, 2014-2015 Fiesta ST, 2013-2014 Fusion and 2013-2015 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with 1.6L GTDI engines. If the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine cylinder head may overheat, crack and leak oil.
- The risk
- If the cylinder head cracks and leaks oil, the oil may contact a hot engine or exhaust component, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install a coolant level sensor and the supporting hardware and software, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed April 21, 2017. The recall began on January 5, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S09.
Reported March 27, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V209000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V209000, 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: March 27, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted