NHTSA Campaign 15V246000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 15V246000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V246000 with NHTSA on April 24, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V246000, NHTSA lists up to 456,440 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 3, 2009 and May 31, 2013.
The 15V246000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V246000 were scheduled from December 18, 2015, 238 days after the report.
15V246000 covers 3 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2011–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V246000 covers have filed at least 104 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V246000 vehicles, the 2012 Ford Fiesta has the most (57).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V246000 ranks 49 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V246000, Ford Motor Company has 19 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 15V246000 was 13V270000, reported on June 26, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on April 23, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured July 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and 2012-2014 Fiesta vehicles manufactured February 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 119,567 vehicles, including certain model year 2011 Ford Fiestas manufactured from November 11, 2009, to May 31, 2013 and certain model year 2013 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured from February 1, 2012, to June 30, 2012. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
- The risk
- A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four door latches with an improved part, free of charge. Interim notifications were mailed to owners on June 5, 2015. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S16.
Reported April 24, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V246000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V246000, 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: April 24, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted