# NHTSA recall 18V104000

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: 18V104000
- Manufacturer's number: 18S04
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-02\-12
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-14
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 88

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC vehicles.  These vehicles may be equipped with incorrect front brake hoses that may chafe against other components, possibly resulting in a brake fluid leak.


## What can happen

A brake fluid leak may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake hoses, replacing any that are incorrect, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin March 2018.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S04.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 88
- Reported remedied: 77 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-10\-29 to 2017\-10\-30.
- [2018 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-10\-29 to 2017\-10\-29.

## 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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