NHTSA Campaign 15V712000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 15V712000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V712000 with NHTSA on October 27, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V712000, NHTSA lists up to 110,636 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 11, 2008 and July 1, 2010.
The 15V712000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V712000 were scheduled from May 10, 2016, 196 days after the report.
15V712000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2009–2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V712000 ranks 154 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V712000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 15V712000 was 15V618000, reported on October 1, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured September 11, 2008, to July 1, 2010, and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 23, 2008, to July 1, 2010, originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, 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. Due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use, the affected vehicles may leak fuel from the fuel tank seam weld under the tank mounting reinforcement brackets.
- The risk
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and either clean and treat the fuel tank with a corrosion preventative or replace the tank, free of charge. The recall began on May 10, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S31.
Reported October 27, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V712000 (4)
Ford (2)
Lincoln (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V712000, 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 27, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted