Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 9, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 54,543. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on January 8, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, to May 8, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured April 21, 2014, to May 15, 2014. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 45,505 vehicles, including certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured November 11, 2013, to August 29, 2014, 2014-2015 Ford Fiesta vehicles manufactured April 10, 2014, to June 17, 2014 and 2014 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured April 30, 2014, to May 21, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.
The risk
If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S30.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Ford Fiesta | 259 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2015 Ford Transit Connect | 66 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 Lincoln MKC | 131 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 Ford Edge | 384 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2014 Ford Escape | 2,089 | 16 | 104 | 47 |
| 2014 Ford Fiesta | 504 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 2014 Ford Focus | 2,606 | 12 | 9 | 68 |
| 2014 Ford Transit Connect | 128 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V005000.
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