NHTSA Campaign 20V177000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 20V177000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 20V177000 with NHTSA on March 23, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V177000, NHTSA lists up to 288,110 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2013 and April 27, 2015.
The 20V177000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V177000 were scheduled from September 21, 2020, 182 days after the report.
20V177000 covers 3 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2014–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V177000 ranks 87 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 20V177000, Ford Motor Company has 19 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 20V177000 was 19V864000, reported on December 4, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Fiesta, 2014-2016 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles sold, or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
- The risk
- A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and Ford or Lincoln dealers will replace the side door latches, free of charge. The recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S15.
Reported March 23, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V177000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V177000, 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 23, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted