NHTSA Campaign 16V777000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 16V777000 covers 5 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 16V777000 with NHTSA on October 26, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V777000, NHTSA lists up to 329,265 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 26, 2009 and April 29, 2012.
The 16V777000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V777000 were scheduled from November 6, 2017, 376 days after the report.
16V777000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2010–2012.
Owners of the model years 16V777000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V777000 vehicles, the 2011 Mercury Mariner has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V777000 ranks 72 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V777000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 16V777000 was 16V621000, reported on August 25, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to December 12, 2010. On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a fuel leak.
- 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 replace the FDM flange with one that has a redesigned fuel supply port, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 13, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S41.
Reported October 26, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V777000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V777000, 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 26, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted