Ford Motor Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 25, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 77,502. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump.
The risk
A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel PEM part number and replace the fuel PEM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S31.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Ford Flex | 116 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Ford Taurus | 283 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Lincoln MKS | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Lincoln MKT | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 Ford Flex | 249 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 Ford Taurus | 229 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2014 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Lincoln MKS | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Lincoln MKT | 54 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Ford Flex | 580 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2013 Ford Taurus | 585 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Lincoln MKS | 142 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 Lincoln MKT | 70 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
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 16V621000.
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