2022–2023 Ford Bronco Sport, 2022 Ford Escape Recall: A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment

NHTSA campaign 24V187000 · Fuel System, Gasoline · filed Mar 8, 2024 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

43K

Manufacturer

Ford Motor Company

Risk

Fire

Owner letters

Mailing began Apr 24, 2024

The defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines. A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.

The risk

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.

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The fix — what to do

Dealers will update the engine control software to include fuel injector leak detection and install a drain tube, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 24, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S16. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-859.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Ford	Bronco Sport	2022, 2023
Ford	Escape	2022

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 24V187000 (manufacturer number 24S16). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.