- Ford is recalling another 694,000 vehicles. The company says a fuel injector problem could cause engine fires. So far this year, Ford has issued 90 recalls, more than any automaker ever has in a full-year period.
Just days after Ford recalled more than 850,000 vehicles for engines that could stall while driving, the automaker has announced another massive recall for different reasons.
Ford on Wednesday recalled 694,271 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs, citing a faulty fuel injector that can leak, raising the risk of a fire. The recall affects 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines.
“A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment,” the recall notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reads.
Notification letters will be mailed to owners on Aug. 18. Owners can also contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
As with the previous recall, Ford does not yet have a permanent fix worked out for this problem. As an interim solution, dealers will update the engine control software of affected vehicles for free.
This will “allow for the detection of a cracked fuel injector and invokes a strategy to disable the high-pressure fuel pump, derate engine power output and reduce temperatures of possible ignition sources in the engine compartment,” the company says.
This recall will expand and replace a number of previous recalls from the NHTSA, one from November 2022, one from last March, and one from March of this year.
This is the 90th recall of the year for Ford. All totaled, more than 5 million vehicles have been affected. That number is more than any car company has ever issued in an entire calendar year. The previous record holder was GM, which had 77 recalls back in 2014.
Ford has said it has greatly improved its product quality in recent years and it expects the number of recalls to drop in the future due to internal changes.