NHTSA Campaign 15V340000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V340000 covers 17 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 15V340000 with NHTSA on June 2, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V340000, NHTSA lists up to 393,623 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 7, 2010 and February 28, 2012.
The 15V340000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V340000 were scheduled from July 21, 2015, 49 days after the report.
15V340000 covers 7 models from Lincoln, Mercury and Ford, model years 2011–2013.
Owners of the model years 15V340000 covers have filed at least 3,745 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V340000 vehicles, the 2012 Ford Fusion has the most (1,474).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V340000 ranks 57 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V340000, Ford Motor Company has 25 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V340000 was 15V250000, reported on April 28, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with any available engine. The affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault.
- The risk
- If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will check the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC). If dealers find any loss of steering assist DTCs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of charge. If, no codes are found during the PSCM inspection, the PSCM software will be updated, free of charge. The recall began on July 21, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S18.
Reported June 2, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V340000 (17)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V340000, 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: June 2, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted