{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V372000","date":"2025-06-03","owner_notified":"2025-08-08","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"ENGINE","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Escape, and 2025 Bronco Sport vehicles. The cylinder head may have been improperly manufactured, which can cause the ball plugs to fail, resulting in an oil leak.","consequence":"An oil leak can result in loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the cylinder head assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S61.","notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"25S61","part_number":"PV4E-6049-E*","units":404,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":4,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-17","involved":404,"remedied":301,"unreachable":6,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":74,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO SPORT","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_bronco-sport","match":"exact","built_from":"2024-11-15","built_to":"2025-04-07"},{"year":2023,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2023_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":"2023-04-14","built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2024_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":"2025-05-05"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/25V372000"}