The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2023-2024 Escape, 2024 Mustang, and 2025 Explorer vehicles. The fuel injectors may have been assembled without O-ring support discs, which can result in a fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will install new fuel injector O-rings and O-ring support discs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 7, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S54.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2023, 2024 |
| Ford Explorer | 2025 |
| Ford Mustang | 2024 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2023 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
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 | 2023 | 101 | 11 |
| Ford Escape | 2024 | 76 | 8 |
| Ford Explorer | 2025 | 107 | 20 |
| Ford Mustang | 2024 | 84 | 12 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2023 | 14 | 8 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2024
22 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 24V950000 19 Dec 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 24V923000 11 Dec 2024 | Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
| 24V920000 10 Dec 2024 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 24V900000 27 Nov 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 24V864000 15 Nov 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 24V860000 14 Nov 2024 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 24V848000 8 Nov 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V763000 14 Oct 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024