Ford recollects greater than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs over gasoline leak threat
Ford is recalling 694,271 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs due to a defective gasoline injector within the autos that may leaks, elevating the chance of a fireplace, in response to a discover from the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration.
The recall entails sure 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape autos outfitted with 1.5L engines.
“A gasoline injector might crack and leak gasoline contained in the engine compartment,” the recall discover states.
Ford stated it’s contemplating doable long-term cures. Within the meantime, sellers will replace the engine management software program of affected autos as an interim security measure. The replace might be freed from cost, in response to the automaker.
Whereas not a everlasting repair, the up to date software program will “enable for the detection of a cracked gasoline injector and invokes a method to disable the high-pressure gasoline pump, derate engine energy output and scale back temperatures of doable ignition sources within the engine compartment,” Ford said in earlier recall paperwork referring to the issue.
Notification letters might be mailed to house owners on Aug. 18, who will even be alerted when a everlasting repair is accessible. House owners might contact Ford customer support at 1-866-436-7332. The quantity for this recall is 25S76.
Affected car house owners may contact the NHTSA security hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-888-275-9171), or go to www.nhtsa.gov. NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 25V-467.
The recall “expands and replaces” earlier NHTSA recall numbers 22V-859 (Nov. 18, 2022), 24V-187 (March 8, 2024), and 25V-165 (March 14, 2025). “Automobiles beforehand remedied underneath 22V-859, 24V-187 and 25V-165 might want to have the brand new last treatment carried out as soon as it’s accessible,” the regulator stated.
Ford has introduced 90 car recollects this 12 months, impacting a complete of greater than 5 million autos, in response to the federal company’s recall data. The Dearborn, Michigan producer recalled greater than 850,00 autos final week over defective gasoline pumps.
Over the previous six months, Ford has issued extra security recollects than any automaker has issued in a complete 12 months, in accordance to the Wall Avenue Journal.
