Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V618000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Ford Motor Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V618000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Vehicles affected
658
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-01
Owners notified
2015-10-19

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 13, 2015, and 2016 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 12, 2015. The affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may have insufficent wall thickness. As a result, the fuel tanks may crack in the event of a crash and thus the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."

Safety risk

A fuel tank that cracks may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C11.

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.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Fusion2016
Lincoln MKZ2016

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.