NHTSA Campaign 18V312000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 18V312000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V312000 with NHTSA on May 14, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V312000, NHTSA lists up to 273 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 27, 2017 and March 6, 2018.
The 18V312000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V312000 were scheduled from June 21, 2018, 38 days after the report.
18V312000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V312000 ranks 479 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V312000, Ford Motor Company has 12 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 18V312000 was 14V406000, reported on July 2, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Ecosport vehicles sold in the United States Federal Territiories. These vehicles were shipped with the European brake reservoir pictogram cap label and the European English language owner's manual kits. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
- The risk
- Owners could be confused by the incorrect label on the brake fluid cap, potentially causing them to replace the brake fluid with an incorrect fluid which could affect brake performance, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake fluid cap and owner's manual kit, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18C04.
Reported May 14, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V312000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V312000, 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: May 14, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted