Ford Motor Company: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Oil/Lubrication › Pump
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 22, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 139,730. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Ford Focus and 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport vehicles. The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure.
The risk
A loss of oil pressure can result in an engine stall and a loss of power braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the oil pump tensioner assembly and oil pump drive belt, free of charge. If engine failure occurs due to a damaged oil pump belt and/or oil pump belt tensioner, Ford has authorized dealers to replace the engine assembly as an interim repair before the availability of remedy parts for the final repair. This repair will be free of charge (parts and labor). Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S64.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Ford Ecosport | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 Ford Ecosport | 262 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 Ford Ecosport | 402 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 Ford Ecosport | 462 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 Ford Ecosport | 727 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 Ford Focus | 837 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 Ford Focus | 900 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 2016 Ford Focus | 1,184 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
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 23V905000.
Full record for the 2022 Ford Ecosport → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →