# NHTSA recall 12V551000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V551000
- Manufacturer's number: 12S41
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2012\-12\-03
- Owners notified: 2012\-12\-07
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Units potentially affected: 80057

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

If flammable engine fluids come in contact with the vehicle’s hot exhaust system, a vehicle fire could occur.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine for coolant system leaks and reprogram the vehicle’s 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-10\-05 to 2012\-11\-26.
- [2013 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-03 to 2012\-11\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB160075](/bulletins/10205040.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160052](/bulletins/10205017.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160045](/bulletins/10205010.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49210](/bulletins/10180428.md), 2020-10-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 48598](/bulletins/10171962.md), 2020-03-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2287](/bulletins/10165707.md), 2019-10-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2207](/bulletins/10162068.md), 2019-07-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47948](/bulletins/10159494.md), 2019-05-07, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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