Ford Motor Company: Structure › Body › Door
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 28, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 194,889. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus vehicles manufactured December 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, and 2011-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured June 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation.
The risk
If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four of the interior door handles and either repair or replace them, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S02.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Ford Taurus | 585 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 Lincoln MKS | 142 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 Ford Taurus | 79 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 Lincoln MKS | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Ford Taurus | 187 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2011 Lincoln MKS | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 Ford Taurus | 204 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
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 15V040000.
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