NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford Taurus X Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Ford Taurus X, across 2 model years from 2008 to 2009. The 2009 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 164
2008–2009, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 164 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Taurus X across 2 model years; the most, 153, concern the 2008.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Ford Taurus X complaints (4%) and a fire on 4.
Across all Ford Taurus X model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 45 complaints), then the steering (44).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Taurus X in 2010: 20, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford Taurus X is air bags: frontal, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Ford Taurus X recall, 16V247000, was reported on April 26, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal.
Ford Taurus X years to avoid
Too few Ford Taurus X model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Taurus X years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford Taurus X
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
Ford Taurus X model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford Taurus X recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V247000April 26, 2016 | air bags: frontal | 2008–2009 | crash and injury | 695 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Taurus X. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted