The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, through June 2, 2013 and equipped with 1.6L engines. The affected vehicles may experience localized overheating of the engine cylinder head which may cause cracks that could allow oil to leak.
The risk
Leaking engine oil may come into contact with a hot engine surface potentially resulting in an engine compartment fire.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the engine shielding, cooling and control systems, free of charge. An interim notice will be mailed to owners during January 2014. The recall began on April 9, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall number is 13S12.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2013 |
Components: ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2013 | 2,753 | 18 |
Other engine recalls in 2013
7 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the engine; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 13V557000 7 Nov 2013 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 13V552000 6 Nov 2013 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 13V535000 30 Oct 2013 | Ford Motor Company |
| 13V526000 25 Oct 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V395000 4 Sept 2013 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 13V382000 27 Aug 2013 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013