Recall Alert: Ford Bronco Sport, Escape

Ford has issued a recall for greater than half one million SUVs as a result of a gasoline leak can set off an engine hearth. Recalled fashions embrace 2021-2023 Bronco Sport and 2020-2023 Escape SUVs outfitted with 1.5-liter 3-cylinder engines.

In paperwork filed with federal security regulators, Ford explains {that a} gasoline injector within the 1.5-liter engine can crack for causes nonetheless below investigation, which may result in gasoline vapor accumulating. Because it builds up close to sizzling engine surfaces, it could possibly ignite exterior the engine’s ignition chambers.

Ford is conscious of 54 experiences of engine fires within the recalled fashions and 4 reported accidents. The corporate says that it isn’t instructing house owners to park exterior, away from different automobiles.

Ford warns that house owners might odor gasoline inside or exterior the cabin as a leak develops.

To right the issue, sellers will “replace the engine management software program to incorporate gasoline injector leak detection.” They may even set up a drain tube to take away any leaked gasoline. Recall repairs are at all times free.

In a press release, Ford says house owners can “deliver your SUV in for service, or you possibly can prepare to have it picked up, repaired, and returned at your comfort.”

Ford spokesperson Maria Buczkowski informed the Detroit Free Press the corporate has additionally “prolonged the guarantee to cowl cracked gasoline injectors for as much as 15 years.”

Many automobiles are recalled to repair security defects, typically greater than as soon as. Automakers attempt to attain each proprietor to ask them to deliver the car in for restore, however they hardly ever attain all of them. Tens of millions of automobiles on American roads want free recall repairs. Verify the simple VIN device at our recall heart to seek out out in case your automotive is one among them.