NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford Taurus Recalls
The 2018 Ford Taurus has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford Taurus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 52
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Ford Taurus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2018 Ford Taurus
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 2015–2016, 2019 Taurus, 9 other models
Structure: exterior trim
- Campaign
- 25V611000
- Reported
- September 12, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 101,944
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 2019 Taurus
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V072000
- Reported
- February 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 211,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017 Taurus, 2 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 18V141000
- Reported
- March 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Taurus
2018 Ford Taurus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 52 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford Taurus, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford Taurus, the component group named most often is the back over prevention (29%), followed by the structure (21%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2018 Ford Taurus's 4 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Where 2018 Ford Taurus owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Back Over Prevention15
- Structure11
- Unknown Or Other8
- Electrical System7
- Power Train7
- Suspension7
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford Taurus peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 18. 17% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 52 complaints about the 2018 Ford Taurus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Taurus by model year
Other 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted