NHTSA Campaign 15V464000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 15V464000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V464000 with NHTSA on July 24, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V464000, NHTSA lists up to 7,165 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 4, 2015 and May 23, 2015.
The 15V464000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V464000 were scheduled from September 4, 2015, 42 days after the report.
15V464000 covers 5 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2015–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V464000 ranks 309 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V464000, Ford Motor Company has 3 other recalls on the parking brake on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have a parking brake that may not fully engage when applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
- The risk
- If the parking brake does not fully engage and the transmission is left in a gear other than 'Park' while on a slope, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will test the operation of the parking brake system, and if necessary, replace the parking brake control assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C07.
Reported July 24, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V464000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V464000, 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: July 24, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted