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华盛顿8月3日路透电 — 美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）周一表示，部分老旧福特轿车及SUV存在不合理安全风险，原因是其正时皮带可能断裂，导致车辆失速或发动机抱死。
这家美国汽车安全监管机构将针对约13.5万辆福特嘉年华、福特福克斯和福特翼搏的缺陷调查升级，涉事车辆均搭载1.0升发动机，生产年份跨度为2014至2021年。
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NHTSA称，已收到355起相关事故报告，指控驾驶员在驾驶过程中遭遇动力完全丧失或减弱前，发动机机油压力警告灯亮起。
已停产上述三款车型的福特目前未立即置评。
NHTSA表示，初步调查发现，正时皮带材料可能出现降解，产生碎屑堵塞机油泵吸油滤网，进而导致发动机机油压力下降。
该机构补充称，调查显示故障可能在缺乏足够预警的情况下发生，且即便按照规范进行日常机油保养，故障仍可能出现。
NHTSA称：“基于对数据、故障率、福特提供的信息、初步发动机拆解分析，以及此前涉及带驾驶员警示的发动机机油压力丧失问题的召回先例，（该机构）认为机动车安全面临不合理风险。”
NHTSA将调查升级为工程分析，这是该机构寻求强制福特召回车辆前的必要步骤。
一名特拉华州威尔明顿市一条主要高速公路上的驾驶员报告称，其2017年款福特福克斯的机油压力灯亮起后，仅行驶了八分之一英里，车辆便“完全失去动力，发动机开始发出类似坦克的声响”。
部分驾驶员称，发动机故障维修费用高达数千美元。
NHTSA表示，数据显示平均故障发生里程约为7万英里，其中98%的故障发生在建议的15万英里正时皮带更换里程之前。
今年6月，福特告知NHTSA，其将针对全球搭载1.0升福克斯经典款正时皮带的车辆推出非安全类客户满意度项目，将保养间隔缩短至10万英里或6年。
NHTSA补充称，福特将为此前因正时皮带相关问题支付发动机维修或更换费用的符合条件的客户提供报销。目前尚不清楚该客户满意度项目覆盖哪些美国车型。
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US says some older Ford cars, SUVs pose unreasonable safety risks
2026-08-03T13:06:07.412Z / Reuters
By David Shepardson
August 3, 2026 1:06 PM UTC Updated ago
[1/2]2018 Ford Focus are displayed at the launch for the new model in London, Britain, April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
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WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday that some older Ford cars and SUVs pose unreasonable safety risks because the timing belt may fail and cause them to lose power or engines to seize.
The U.S. auto safety regulator upgraded a defect investigation into about 135,000 Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus and Ford EcoSport vehicles with 1.0L engines from various model years between 2014 and 2021.
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NHTSA said it had reports of 355 incidents that allege a low engine oil pressure warning light appearing just before a complete loss or reduction of motive power while driving.
Ford, which has discontinued all three models, had no immediate comment.
NHTSA said its initial probe found timing belt material may degrade and create debris clogging the mesh oil pump pick-up screen, resulting in reduced engine oil pressure.
Its investigation suggests failures can occur without sufficient warning that loss of power or engine seizure is imminent, adding failures have occurred despite proper and routine oil maintenance, NHTSA added.
“Based on NHTSA’s analysis of the data, failure rates, information provided by Ford, preliminary engine teardown analysis, and precedent recalls regarding loss of engine oil pressure with the presence of driver facing warnings, (the agency) believes there is an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety,” NHTSA said.
NHTSA’s move to upgrade the probe to an engineering analysis is a required step before it could seek to compel a Ford recall.
A driver on a major highway in Wilmington, Delaware reported the oil pressure light illuminated and within 1/8th of a mile the 2017 Ford Focus “lost all power and the engine began to sound like a tank”.
Some drivers reported engine failures costing thousands of dollars to fix.
Data showed an average failure mileage of approximately 70,000 miles, and that 98% of the failures occurred prior to the 150,000-mile suggested timing belt replacement, NHTSA said.
In June, Ford told NHTSA it was adopting a non-safety customer satisfaction program for global vehicles with a 1.0L Fox Classic Timing Belt, reducing the maintenance interval to 100,000 miles or six years.
Ford is offering reimbursement to eligible customers who previously paid for engine repairs or replacement due to a timing belt-related issue, NHTSA added. It is not immediately clear which U.S. vehicles are covered by the customer satisfaction program.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Alexander Smith
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