{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V319 (12S34): Model Year 2013 Escape",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v319/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V319 (Ford): THE REDUCED CLEARANCE MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVER’S FOOT CONTACTING THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRANSFERRING THE FOOT FROM THE...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 6 July 2012. 8,266 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 escape vehicles manufactured from march 8, 2012 through june 7, 2012. due to mis-positioned carpet padding the center console trim panel may be pushed outboard of the intended position, reducing clearance relative to the pedal package. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 12S34. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V319 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE REDUCED CLEARANCE MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVER’S FOOT CONTACTING THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRANSFERRING THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V319 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Pedals And Linkages 6 July 2012 2013-2013 FORD ESCAPE THE REDUCED CLEARANCE MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVER?S FOOT CONTACTING THE SIDE OF THE BRA",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:36:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:07:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V319 (12S34): Model Year 2013 Escape\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v319/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}