# NHTSA recall 22V859000

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: 22V859000
- Manufacturer's number: 22S73
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2022\-11\-18
- Owners notified: 2023\-02\-28
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 521746
- Part numbers: HX7G\-9F597\-BB

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2023 Escape and 2021\-2023 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines.  A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.


## What can happen

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the engine control software to include fuel injector leak detection and install a drain tube, free of charge.  Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed January 9, 2023.  Remedy parts are expected to be available in 1st Quarter of 2023.   Owner notification letters were mailed February 28, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 22S73.  This recall includes all vehicles previously recalled under 22V\-191.  Vehicles previously remedied under 22V\-191 will need to have the new remedy performed.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 521746
- Reported remedied: 521746 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT](/makes/ford/bronco-sport/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD BRONCO SPORT](/makes/ford/bronco-sport/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD BRONCO SPORT](/makes/ford/bronco-sport/2023/recalls.md)
- [2020 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2023/recalls.md)

## 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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