NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Ford Fusion Recalls
The 2010 Ford Fusion has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Ford Fusion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 5,130
- Crashes reported
- 122
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Ford Fusion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2010 Ford Fusion
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V158000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,602,668
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011–2012 Fusion, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V081000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011–2012 Fusion, 7 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 19V904000
- Reported
- December 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 600,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Fusion, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V001000
- Reported
- January 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 782,384
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Fusion, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V775000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V046000
- Reported
- January 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 327,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Fusion, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,892,343
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Fusion, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank
- Campaign
- 15V793000
- Reported
- November 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 411,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Fusion, 1 other model
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 11V574000
- Reported
- December 7, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Fusion, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 10V222000
- Reported
- May 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 10V161000
- Reported
- April 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Fusion, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Fusion, 5 other models
2010 Ford Fusion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5,130 owner complaints about the 2010 Ford Fusion, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 122 describe a crash (2%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 74 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2010 Ford Fusion, the component group named most often is the steering (32%), followed by the power train (17%) and the vehicle speed control (15%).
1 of the 2010 Ford Fusion's 13 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2010 Ford Fusion owners gave the mileage (4,017 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering1,662
- Power Train894
- Vehicle Speed Control793
- Engine700
- Air Bags591
- Fuel/Propulsion System484
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 111 | |
| 2011 | 138 | |
| 2012 | 301 | |
| 2013 | 1,169 | |
| 2014 | 351 | |
| 2015 | 340 | |
| 2016 | 344 | |
| 2017 | 468 | |
| 2018 | 591 | |
| 2019 | 396 | |
| 2020 | 284 | |
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 131 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 46 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2010 Ford Fusion peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1,169. 34% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Ford Fusion drew 9.1× the complaints of the median Ford Fusion year in the same window: 1st highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Ford Fusion years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 5,130 complaints about the 2010 Ford Fusion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Fusion by model year
Other 2010 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted