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Ford this is an update to a recently announced recall.

NHTSA campaign 12V-551 · Reported December 3, 2012 · 80,057 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Escape and Fusion
VEHICLES AFFECTED
80,057
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.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

This is an update to a recently announced recall. Coolant system leaks may cause the engines to overheat and leak flammable engine fluids.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

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, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-551.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013Ford Escape
2013Ford Fusion

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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