NHTSA Campaign 14V682000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 14V682000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 14V682000 with NHTSA on October 29, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V682000, NHTSA lists up to 186,024 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2006 and September 22, 2008.
The 14V682000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V682000 were scheduled from October 6, 2015, 342 days after the report.
14V682000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 14V682000 covers have filed at least 16 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V682000 vehicles, the 2007 Lincoln MKX has the most (16).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V682000 ranks 118 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V682000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 14V682000 was 14V525000, reported on September 2, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Lincoln MKX, and Ford Edge vehicles, manufactured June 15, 2006, to September 22, 2008, and originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use, the affected vehicles may leak fuel from the fuel tank seam weld under the tank mounting reinforcement brackets.
- The risk
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 12, 2014. The recall began on October 6, 2015. Dealers will inspect the vehicles and either clean and treat the fuel tank with a corrosion preventative or replace the tank, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S22.
Reported October 29, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V682000 (4)
Ford (2)
Lincoln (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V682000, 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: October 29, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted