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Ford affected vehicles may experience localized overheating of the engine cylinder head which may cause cracks that could allow oil to leak.

NHTSA campaign 13V-583 · Reported November 25, 2013 · 139,917 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Escape
VEHICLES AFFECTED
139,917
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the engine shielding, cooling and control systems, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

The affected vehicles may experience localized overheating of the engine cylinder head which may cause cracks that could allow oil to leak.

WHY IT MATTERS

Leaking engine oil may come into contact with a hot engine surface potentially resulting in an engine compartment fire.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the engine shielding, cooling and control systems, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-583.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013Ford Escape

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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