Ford Escape, Focus (2013-2014): Electrical system
Recall 14V495000 · Aug 11, 2014 · Ford Motor Company
133,227
vehicles affected
133,227
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V495000
- Date
- Aug 11, 2014
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 133,227
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring
- Model years
- 2013-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, to April 1, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines and Focus ST vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to October 14, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines. Insufficient compression in the engine wiring harness splices to the Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor may provide incorrect signals to the powertrain control module (PCM).
What can happen
The incorrect signals could cause the vehicle to hesitate or the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current crimped splices with new splices, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S17.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V495000?
2 models: Ford Escape (2013-2014), Ford Focus (2013-2014), about 133,227 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V495000?
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current crimped splices with new splices, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S17.
What can happen?
The incorrect signals could cause the vehicle to hesitate or the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.