{"id":16533,"date":"2025-06-22T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=16533"},"modified":"2025-06-22T09:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:50:44","slug":"ford-announces-new-recall-over-oil-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/ford-announces-new-recall-over-oil-leak\/16533\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford announces new recall over potential oil leak \u2015 Check every model affected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ford Motor Company has recalled some of its models due to an oil leak. The oil leak was caused by a manufacturing defect in the motor’s cylinder head,<\/strong> and thus, certain vehicle models have been recalled because this defect could result in either a fire or an engine failure. For this particular recall, not too many motors have been affected. About 404 motors have been recalled<\/strong> as per the NHTSA Campaign Number 25V372 and Ford Recall Number 25S61.\u00a0The selected models affected are the 2023 to 2025 Escape and 2025 Bronco Sport SUVs. It is important to get all the information pertaining to the recall so the issue can be addressed accordingly.<\/p>\n

Taking note of how the recall came to be<\/h2>\n

Ford has recently been in the limelight due to the many motor recalls of late. For this particular recall, the problem has to do with the cylinder head that was poorly manufactured, so much so that some cylinder heads had loose or absent ball plugs. There is a dire need for these plugs, which can seal oil channels within the engine.<\/p>\n

The absence of or any incorrectly fitted ball plugs could allow oil to leak into the motor’s exhaust system or engine, and as such, result in a fire. Another possible misfortune that could occur is that the oil leak could result in a loss of engine power, causing a crash to occur.<\/p>\n

According to Ford, this flaw could be attributed to the work done by their supplier, Nemak Monterrey. It is believed that at Nemak Monterrey, power outages interfered with the heat treatment process, producing cylinder heads of insufficient hardness. As such, ball plugs completely dislodged while the engine was operating.<\/p>\n

How did Ford come to find out about this issue?<\/h3>\n

The issue was brought to Ford’s attention back in March due to a warranty claim from the 2025 Escape that detailed a seized engine. Upon investigation, Ford discovered the same flaw with many cars within this model range, and yet another case was seen in April with the brand-new Escape. This vehicle was leaking oil<\/strong> due to a missing ball plug.\u00a0 The flawed cylinder heads were sent to the lab for further testing, which proved improper heat treatment leading to the ball plug flaw.<\/p>\n

Which Ford models are affected by this recall?<\/h2>\n

Similar to Ford’s more recent recall<\/a> of the 2019 to 2020 Ford Transit Connect models, this latest recall over the fire issue involves:<\/p>\n