NHTSA Campaign 15V250000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V250000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V250000 with NHTSA on April 28, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V250000, NHTSA lists up to 487,301 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 3, 2012 and March 20, 2015.
The 15V250000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V250000 were scheduled from June 24, 2015, 57 days after the report.
15V250000 covers 3 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V250000 covers have filed at least 930 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V250000 vehicles, the 2013 Ford Fusion has the most (389).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V250000 ranks 47 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V250000, Ford Motor Company has 25 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V250000 was 14V704000, reported on November 5, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured February 3, 2012, to March 20, 2015, and 2015 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured February 26, 2015, to February 28, 2015, and originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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. In the affected vehicles, snow or water containing road salt or other contaminants may corrode the electric power steering gear motor attachment bolts.
- The risk
- If the bolts corrode, the steering gear motor may detach from the gear housing resulting in a loss of power steering assist. Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply sealer and replace the steering gear motor bolts as required. If one or more of the steering gear motor attachment bolts are broken or missing, a new steering gear will be installed in the vehicle. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S14.
Reported April 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V250000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V250000, 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 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted