Ford is recalling more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles because the fuel injector may crack and leak, which may cause a fire. If fuel leaks inside the engine compartment and there's a hot engine or exhaust components,

Ford has issued a recall for more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles due to a fire hazard. The compact SUVs are being recalled because a fuel injector may crack and leak and potentially cause a fire, according to the recall notice.

Following a yearlong investigation, Ford has issued another in a string of recent recalls of its products. This time it's for 694,271 Bronco Sport and Escape models because of a fire risk. The recall population includes a subset of 2021 through 2024 Bronco Sport and 2020 through 2022 Escape SUVs and expands on previous recalls from 2022 and 2024.