# NHTSA recall 18V312000

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: 18V312000
- Manufacturer's number: 18C04
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-05\-14
- Owners notified: 2018\-06\-21
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Units potentially affected: 273

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Ecosport vehicles sold in the United States Federal Territiories.  These vehicles were shipped with the European brake reservoir pictogram cap label and the European English language owner's manual kits.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."


## What can happen

Owners could be confused by the incorrect label on the brake fluid cap, potentially causing them to replace the brake fluid with an incorrect fluid which could affect brake performance, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake fluid cap and owner's manual kit, free of charge.  The recall began on June 21, 2018.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18C04.


## 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 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 273
- Reported remedied: 121 \(44%\)
- Reported unreachable: 41
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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 ECOSPORT](/makes/ford/ecosport/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-10\-27 to 2018\-03\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SSM 52476](/bulletins/10254138.md), 2024-05-03, Service bulletin
- [SAN\-Vol1 I1](/bulletins/10240743.md), 2023-08-16, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50651](/bulletins/10210941.md), 2022-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2104](/bulletins/10209209.md), 2022-03-22, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50375](/bulletins/10205694.md), 2021-12-27, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49828](/bulletins/10194647.md), 2021-06-01, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49820](/bulletins/10194425.md), 2021-06-01, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49541](/bulletins/10187930.md), 2021-03-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2419](/bulletins/10184639.md), 2021-01-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49284](/bulletins/10181913.md), 2020-11-04, 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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