Ford Engine and Engine Cooling: Pump

Ford is recalling about 139,730 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. A loss of oil pressure can result in an engine stall and a loss of power braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
23V905000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
22 December 2023
Vehicles
139,730
Built between
Mar 2015 – Oct 2021
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
11 August 2025
Repaired
49%
Unrepaired
62,594

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2015 and October 2021. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018-2022 Ford EcosportBuilt April 2017 to October 2021
  • 2016-2018 Ford FocusBuilt March 2015 to May 2018

Repair progress

62,594 of 139,730 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

49% repaired — 68,586 of 139,730 reported

Owners not reachable
8,545
Scrapped or exported
5

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Ford Focus and 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport vehicles. The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure.

What could happen

A loss of oil pressure can result in an engine stall and a loss of power braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will replace the oil pump tensioner assembly and oil pump drive belt, free of charge. If engine failure occurs due to a damaged oil pump belt and/or oil pump belt tensioner, Ford has authorized dealers to replace the engine assembly as an interim repair before the availability of remedy parts for the final repair. This repair will be free of charge (parts and labor). Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Drive Belt – Oil PumpF1FZ-6B651-AAOil Pump Drive Belt
  • Tensioner - Drive BeltF1FG-6C777-ADOil Pump Drive Belt Tensioner Assembly

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2015 to October 2021
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 December 2023
  3. Owners notified11 August 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 49% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 22 December 2023.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S64.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
23S64
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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