{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "This Is an Update to a Recently Announced Recall. Ford recall 12V551 (12S41): Model Year 2013 Escape",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v551/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V551: If flammable engine fluids come in contact with the vehicle’s hot exhaust system, a vehicle fire could occur. The maker's own number: 12S41.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, Ford Fusion, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 December 2012. 80,057 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says This is an update to a recently announced recall. Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through November 26, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines, as well as certain model year 2013 Fusion vehicles manufactured from February 3, 2012, through November 29, 2012, … 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 The maker's own number for this recall: 12S41. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V551 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: “If flammable engine fluids come in contact with the vehicle’s hot exhaust system, a vehicle fire could occur.” 12V551 Ford Motor Company Engine And Engine Cooling 3 December 2012 2013-2013 FORD ESCAPE, FORD FUSION If flammable engine fluids come in contact with the vehicle’s hot exhaust system, a vehicle fire could occur. Ford will notify owners, and de",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:51:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:32:35+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"This Is an Update to a Recently Announced Recall. Ford recall 12V551 (12S41): Model Year 2013 Escape\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v551/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}