NHTSA Campaign 16V621000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 16V621000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 16V621000 with NHTSA on August 25, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V621000, NHTSA lists up to 77,502 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 31, 2011 and May 31, 2015.
The 16V621000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V621000 were scheduled from December 1, 2016, 98 days after the report.
16V621000 covers 4 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 16V621000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V621000 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Taurus has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V621000 ranks 178 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V621000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 16V621000 was 15V812000, reported on December 2, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump.
- The risk
- A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel PEM part number and replace the fuel PEM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S31.
Reported August 25, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V621000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V621000, 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: August 25, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted