More Than 70,000 Ford SUVs Recalled in Canada Due to Engine Fire Risk

Ford offers rides in the 2022 Bronco Sport on a test track at the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place convention center, on Feb. 10, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Ford has added the 2024 Ford Bronco to a growing list of recalled vehicles due to an engine risk that could cause the vehicles to light on fire.

The new recall only applies to the Ford Bronco with a 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine, according to the notice posted July 14 by Transport Canada. Prior recall notices were issued in March on Ford Bronco Sport vehicles from 2021 to 2023 as well as Escape models from 2020 to 2022. In total, 70,618 vehicles have now been recalled over the issue.

“On certain vehicles, a fuel injector may crack. If this happens, fuel could leak into the engine compartment,” Transport Canada said on the recall notice, adding that owners of the affected vehicles will be informed by mail, after which mechanics at a Ford dealership can do an update to the vehicle to check if there are any fuel injector problems.

Vehicle owners are advised that when a “final repair is available, you will need to return to a dealership,” but Ford said the final fix for the problem behind this recall is still “under development.”

Another Ford recall earlier this month applied to 107,534 Ford vehicles due to a possible fuel pump problem that could cause collisions.

Stateside, similar problems have led to mass recalls of Ford vehicles, with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announcing the recall of more than 694,000 Ford Bronco and Ford Escape vehicles with potentially defective fuel injectors on July 15.

In a July 16 response to the recall, Ford chief operating officer Kumar Galhotra said that Ford has “significantly increased testing to failure on critical systems” and “more than doubled its team of safety and technical experts” in the past two years.

According to Galhotra, Ford is advancing its software in its vehicles and, as a result, it has “dramatically increased testing on all new products.”

“In applying these new standards, we can and do find issues that exist on earlier model years, including ones that have not even been reported,” Galhotra said. “We will not compromise our responsibility to all our customers, not just those buying new vehicles. We believe this approach will lead to systemic and lasting positive change and help us reach world-class levels for quality, safety and customer satisfaction.”