Ford Motor Company: Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 2, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 83,250. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.
The risk
If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Ford Edge | 384 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2014 Ford Flex | 249 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 Ford Taurus | 229 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2014 Lincoln MKS | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Lincoln MKT | 54 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 Lincoln MKX | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Ford Edge | 2,447 | 2 | 7 | 33 |
| 2013 Ford Flex | 580 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2013 Ford Taurus | 585 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 Lincoln MKS | 142 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 Lincoln MKT | 70 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 Lincoln MKX | 164 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 Ford Edge | 1,134 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 2012 Lincoln MKX | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V393000.
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