{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 13V583 (13S12): Model Year 2013 Escape",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v583/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V583 (Ford): Leaking engine oil may come into contact with a hot engine surface potentially resulting in an engine compartment fire.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 25 November 2013. 139,917 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, through June 2, 2013 and equipped with 1.6L engines. The affected vehicles may experience localized overheating of the engine cylinder head which may cause cracks that could allow oil to leak. 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: 13S12. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V583 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: “Leaking engine oil may come into contact with a hot engine surface potentially resulting in an engine compartment fire.” 13V583 Ford Motor Company Engine 25 November 2013 2013-2013 FORD ESCAPE Leaking engine oil may come into contact with a hot engine surface potentially resulting in an engine compartment fire. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the engine shielding,",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:40:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:46:56+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 13V583 (13S12): Model Year 2013 Escape\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v583/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}