NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Ford Fusion Recalls
The 2016 Ford Fusion has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 1,647
- Crashes reported
- 60
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 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 2016 Ford Fusion
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 26V376000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,252
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Fusion, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V695000
- Reported
- October 13, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,448,655
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 23V775000
- Reported
- November 17, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,173
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 23V162000
- Reported
- March 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,280,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015, 2017–2018 Fusion, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 22V413000
- Reported
- June 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,925,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Fusion, 4 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V177000
- Reported
- March 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 288,110
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Fusion, 2 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V632000
- Reported
- August 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Fusion, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- Campaign
- 19V362000
- Reported
- May 13, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 259,182
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Fusion
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- Campaign
- 18V471000
- Reported
- July 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 504,182
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Fusion, 1 other model
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Campaign
- 18V167000
- Reported
- March 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,301,986
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Fusion, 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 16V875000
- Reported
- December 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 603,392
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Fusion, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 16V250000
- Reported
- April 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Ford Fusion
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 15V618000
- Reported
- October 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 658
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Ford Fusion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,647 owner complaints about the 2016 Ford Fusion, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 60 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Ford Fusion, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the power train (19%) and the steering (11%).
4 of the 2016 Ford Fusion's 13 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2016 Ford Fusion owners gave the mileage (922 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine444
- Power Train311
- Unknown Or Other212
- Steering176
- Electrical System150
- Back Over Prevention134
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 49 | |
| 2017 | 51 | |
| 2018 | 125 | |
| 2019 | 150 | |
| 2020 | 186 | |
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 248 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 161 | |
| 2026 | 168 |
Complaints about the 2016 Ford Fusion peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 248. 23% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Ford Fusion drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Ford Fusion year in the same window: 4th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,647 complaints about the 2016 Ford Fusion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Fusion by model year
Other 2016 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted