NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Ford Fusion Recalls
The 2017 Ford Fusion has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Ford Fusion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 1,115
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Ford Fusion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2017 Ford Fusion
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 2013–2016, 2018 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 2014–2016, 2018 Fusion, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
- Campaign
- 17V427000
- Reported
- July 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,026
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 16V874000
- Reported
- December 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Ford Fusion
2017 Ford Fusion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,115 owner complaints about the 2017 Ford Fusion, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (3%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 30 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Ford Fusion, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the power train (28%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
1 of the 2017 Ford Fusion's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2017 Ford Fusion owners gave the mileage (608 complaints), the median was 71,063 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine396
- Power Train314
- Engine And Engine Cooling134
- Electrical System125
- Unknown Or Other103
- Steering52
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 64 | |
| 2020 | 90 | |
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 221 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 157 | |
| 2026 | 62 |
Complaints about the 2017 Ford Fusion peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 246. 22% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Ford Fusion drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford Fusion year in the same window: 8th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,115 complaints about the 2017 Ford Fusion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Fusion by model year
Other 2017 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted