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NHTSA campaign 13V227000 · Ford campaign 13S04

Ford and Lincoln Recall 13V-227: Fuel Delivery Module may Crack And Leak

NHTSA recall 13V227000 (Ford campaign 13S04) was reported by Ford Motor Company on May 31, 2013, with 390,783 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer, Ford Flex, Ford Fusion and more for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on July 20, 2013, 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 13V227000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V227000 (also written 13V-227 or 13V227)
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number
13S04
Report received
Potentially affected
390,783 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V227000. 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 Explorer

    • 2013 · Vehicles built August 25, 2011 – January 10, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Flex

    • 2013 · Vehicles built September 12, 2011 – January 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Fusion

    • 2013 · Vehicles built March 3, 2012 – March 22, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Police Interceptor Sedan

    • 2013 · Vehicles built August 25, 2011 – January 10, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Police Interceptor Utilit

    • 2013 · Vehicles built August 25, 2011 – January 10, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Taurus

    • 2013 · Vehicles built August 25, 2011 – January 10, 2013 (per NHTSA)
All Ford recalls

Lincoln

  • Lincoln MKS

    • 2013 · Vehicles built August 25, 2011 – January 10, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Lincoln MKT

    • 2013 · Vehicles built September 12, 2011 – January 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Lincoln MKZ

    • 2013 · Vehicles built March 3, 2012 – March 22, 2013 (per NHTSA)
All Lincoln recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V227000.

Defect description

Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor Sedan and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles; and certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKS, MKT, and MKZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may develop a crack, allowing fuel to leak.

Safety consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery module, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13S04.

Notes

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 13V227000

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.