NHTSA Campaign 15V618000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 15V618000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V618000 with NHTSA on October 1, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V618000, NHTSA lists up to 658 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 3, 2015 and September 12, 2015.
The 15V618000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V618000 were scheduled from October 19, 2015, 18 days after the report.
15V618000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V618000 ranks 440 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V618000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 15V618000 was 15V605000, reported on September 28, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 13, 2015, and 2016 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 12, 2015. The affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may have insufficent wall thickness. As a result, the fuel tanks may crack in the event of a crash and thus the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."
- The risk
- A fuel tank that cracks may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C11.
Reported October 1, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V618000 (2)
Ford (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V618000, 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: October 1, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted