NHTSA Campaign 15V040000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NHTSA campaign 15V040000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: door. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V040000 with NHTSA on January 28, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V040000, NHTSA lists up to 194,889 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2009 and July 31, 2010.
The 15V040000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V040000 were scheduled from March 23, 2015, 54 days after the report.
15V040000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2010–2013.
Owners of the model years 15V040000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V040000 vehicles, the 2012 Ford Taurus has the most (16).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V040000 ranks 112 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V040000, Ford Motor Company has 26 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 15V040000 was 14V777000, reported on December 5, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus vehicles manufactured December 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, and 2011-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured June 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation.
- The risk
- If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four of the interior door handles and either repair or replace them, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S02.
Reported January 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V040000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V040000, 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: January 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted