NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Ford Fusion Recalls
The 2011 Ford Fusion has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ford Fusion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 2,794
- Crashes reported
- 80
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Ford Fusion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2011 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 2006–2010, 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 2008–2010, 2012 Fusion, 7 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 2010, 2012 Fusion, 7 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 2006–2010 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 2010 Fusion, 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V340000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393,623
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Fusion, 6 other models
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 11V574000
- Reported
- December 7, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Fusion, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Fusion, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012 Fusion, 5 other models
2011 Ford Fusion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,794 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford Fusion, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 80 describe a crash (3%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 46 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2011 Ford Fusion, the component group named most often is the steering (51%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the engine (10%).
1 of the 2011 Ford Fusion's 9 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2011 Ford Fusion owners gave the mileage (2,088 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering1,435
- Air Bags330
- Engine276
- Power Train268
- Vehicle Speed Control256
- Electrical System203
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35 | |
| 2012 | 76 | |
| 2013 | 445 | |
| 2014 | 286 | |
| 2015 | 247 | |
| 2016 | 183 | |
| 2017 | 288 | |
| 2018 | 268 | |
| 2019 | 250 | |
| 2020 | 154 | |
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 129 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 61 | |
| 2026 | 41 |
Complaints about the 2011 Ford Fusion peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 445. 30% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Ford Fusion drew 4.4× the complaints of the median Ford Fusion year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Ford Fusion years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 2,794 complaints about the 2011 Ford Fusion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Fusion by model year
Other 2011 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted