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NHTSA recall 15V618000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage

Ford Fusion and 1 more

Reported Oct 1, 2015658 vehicles affectedFord Motor CompanyMaker’s number 15C11Built Sep 3, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

The defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 13, 2015, and 2016 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 12, 2015. The affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may have insufficent wall thickness. As a result, the fuel tanks may crack in the event of a crash and thus the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."

The risk

A fuel tank that cracks may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C11.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Fusion
2016
Lincoln MKZ
2016

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.