NHTSA Campaign 18V141000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 18V141000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V141000 with NHTSA on March 1, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V141000, NHTSA lists up to 2,100 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 31, 2017 and February 13, 2018.
The 18V141000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V141000 were scheduled from May 11, 2018, 71 days after the report.
18V141000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V141000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V141000 vehicles, the 2017 Ford Taurus has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V141000 ranks 382 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V141000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V141000 was 17V814000, reported on December 18, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford Taurus vehicles equipped with mechanical key ignition systems. The keys for these vehicles may be able to be removed from the ignition when transmission is not in the PARK position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection."
- The risk
- If the key is removed from the ignition while the vehicle is not in the PARK position and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shifter assembly, free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18C02.
Reported March 1, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V141000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V141000, 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: March 1, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted