NHTSA Campaign 12V553000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 12V553000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 12V553000 with NHTSA on November 30, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V553000, NHTSA lists up to 19,158 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 3, 2012 and October 20, 2012.
The 12V553000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V553000 were scheduled from December 18, 2012, 18 days after the report.
12V553000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V553000 ranks 258 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 12V553000, Ford Motor Company has 29 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Fusion vehicles, manufactured from February 3, 2012, through October 20, 2012, for failing to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." The affected vehicles may not have had the low beam headlamp projector coating properly cured during its manufacturing process.
- The risk
- An improperly cured projector coating will become hazy through operation, over time, reducing the brightness of the low-beam lamp. This may decrease driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlamp assembly. The recall began on December 18, 2012. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- Ford's recall campaign number is 12C27.
Reported November 30, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V553000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V553000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 30, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted