NHTSA campaign 12V551000 · Ford campaign 12S41
Ford Recall 12V-551: Overheat may cause Fluid Leaks Resulting in Fire
NHTSA recall 12V551000 (Ford campaign 12S41) was reported by Ford Motor Company on December 3, 2012, with 80,057 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Escape and Ford Fusion for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on December 7, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V551000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V551000 (also written 12V-551 or 12V551)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford campaign number
- 12S41
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 80,057 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V551000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Ford
Ford Escape
- 2013 · Vehicles built October 5, 2011 – November 26, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Ford Fusion
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 3, 2012 – November 29, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V551000.
Defect description
This is an update to a recently announced recall. Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through November 26, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines, as well as certain model year 2013 Fusion vehicles manufactured from February 3, 2012, through November 29, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines. Coolant system leaks may cause the engines to overheat and leak flammable engine fluids.
Safety consequence
If flammable engine fluids come in contact with the vehicles hot exhaust system, a vehicle fire could occur.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine for coolant system leaks and reprogram the vehicles powertrain control module and instrument cluster with an updated calibration and overheat strategy software. There will be no charge to owners for this service. Owners were recently notified to contact dealers to arrange for alternative transportation as Ford developed a remedy. Owners will be shortly receiving notifications to contact Ford dealers to schedule the free remedy repair. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
Ford's recall campaign number is 12S41.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V551000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.