Ford Motor Co is recalling almost 519,000 sport utility automobiles (SUVs) within the United States over hearth dangers from potential cracked gas injectors and can urge house owners to have their automobiles inspected, it mentioned on Thursday.
America’s No.2 automaker by gross sales mentioned the recall covers 2020-2023 mannequin 12 months Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs with 3 cylinder, 1.5 liter engines, together with many additionally recalled in April as a result of an oil separator housing might crack and develop a leak that might trigger an engine hearth.
Ford mentioned when engines within the SUVs lined by the most recent recall are working, a cracked gas injector might trigger gas or gas vapor to build up close to scorching surfaces, probably leading to hearth beneath the hood.
Once repairs can be found sellers will replace car software program to detect whether or not a gas injector is cracked and supply a dashboard message to alert drivers.
“If a pressure drop in the fuel rail is detected, engine power will automatically be reduced to minimize any risk, while also allowing customers to drive to a safe location and stop the vehicle and arrange for service,” Ford added.
Dealers may even set up a tube draining gas from the cylinder head and away from scorching surfaces and examine for extreme gas odor close to the highest of the engine.
Ford mentioned it has 54 whole stories of 1.5 liter under-hood fires, together with 4 with cracked gas injectors. About 13 others had been in all probability brought on by a leaking gas injector.
There aren’t any deaths linked to the recall.
Ford mentioned it’s not telling house owners to cease driving automobiles beneath this recall. The firm tasks a low failure price for gas injectors experiencing exterior leaks.
