NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Ford Taurus Recalls
The 2010 Ford Taurus has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Ford Taurus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 204
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Ford Taurus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 Ford Taurus
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V247000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 695
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2011–2012 Taurus, 4 other models
Structure: body: door
- Campaign
- 15V040000
- Reported
- January 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Taurus, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 14V285000
- Reported
- May 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,425
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Taurus
2010 Ford Taurus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 204 owner complaints about the 2010 Ford Taurus, the newest on July 12, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (8%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2010 Ford Taurus, the component group named most often is the steering (20%), followed by the engine (18%) and the power train (18%).
None of the 2010 Ford Taurus's 3 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Ford Taurus owners gave the mileage (177 complaints), the median was 46,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering41
- Engine37
- Power Train36
- Vehicle Speed Control24
- Electrical System19
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic19
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 27 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 Ford Taurus peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 27. 36% 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 Taurus drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Ford Taurus year in the same window: 6th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 204 complaints about the 2010 Ford Taurus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Taurus by model year
Other 2010 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted