The American automaker Ford is recalling more than 694,000 vehicles, Branco Sport and Escape model, due to a fire risk.
Sports utility vehicles are subject to a recall, because the fuel injector may crack and potentially cause a fire, depending on the recall notice which concerns the bronco sport made from 2021 to 2024 and the escape made from 2020 to 2024 with a 1.5 liter engine.
The American automotive giant does not yet have a spare solution to the problem, while newsletters will be sent to the owners of the vehicles concerned on August 18, the CNN network reported on Monday.
In the meantime, Ford automobile dealers “will update the engine control software free of charge,” said the company’s recall notice that specifies that it has already tried to solve the problem since November 2022.
Solutions have been recommended since, including that which consists of software capable of detecting a fuel leak and deactivating the injection pump to reduce the power of the engine, according to the explanations of the automaker.