NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford Fusion Recalls
The 2018 Ford Fusion has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford Fusion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 442
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Ford Fusion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 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 2013–2017 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 2014–2017 Fusion, 1 other model
2018 Ford Fusion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 442 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford Fusion, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford Fusion, the component group named most often is the engine (46%), followed by the power train (24%) and the engine and engine cooling (20%).
None of the 2018 Ford Fusion's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Ford Fusion owners gave the mileage (188 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine205
- Power Train106
- Engine And Engine Cooling88
- Unknown Or Other47
- Electrical System26
- Fuel/Propulsion System22
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 88 | |
| 2026 | 48 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford Fusion peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 124. 10% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Ford Fusion drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Ford Fusion year in the same window: 14th highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Ford Fusion years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 442 complaints about the 2018 Ford Fusion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Fusion by model year
Other 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted