Ford Fusion Recalls
The Fusion has been recalled 35 times. The 2013 model year has been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Ford itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest Fusion Recall News
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Ford may have used obsolete Takata replacement parts during a previous recall, extending what already feels like a never-ending airbag saga.
Some Ford dealerships kept defective parts on their shelves long after they should have been tossed, and those wound up being used in vehicles as part of a collision of theft repair. Now Ford needs to re-recall 154,000 vehicles to inspect part numbers and replace the inflators if neccessary.…
keep reading article "Ford Recalls Trucks That Received Obsolete Replacement Takata Parts"Look who’s back in the news – Takata airbag inflators, the long-running nemesis of peace and joy, will need to be replaced in 953,000 Ford vehicles.
Ford dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflators or modules, but the automaker didn't announce when the recall will begin.…
keep reading article "4th Major Expansion Announced for Takata Airbags in Ford Vehicles"You know what feels like a long time ago? The first Takata inflator recall in May of 2013.
That’s back when we were young and optimistic that the issue would be resolved quickly.
Now I can hardly remember what it feels like to have hope at all. Especially as we stare down the barrel of another recall expansion for passenger-side inflators in the Mustang, Edge, Fusion, and Ranger. CarComplaints.com has information on which model years and zones.…
keep reading article "It Never Ends. Takata Recalls Expanded by 328,000 Vehicles"Like it or not, Ford is going to need to recall nearly 3 million vehicles with Takata airbags.
Back in July, Ford filed a petition to delay the recalls so they could investigate the matter further. Time’s up.
“NHTSA says the request for additional testing by the automakers isn't reasonable based on the data that has been collected.”
This isn’t a no harm, no foul situation. Delaying the recall puts people’s lives at risk and it’s not a good look for Ford.
keep reading article "Ford’s Petition to Stop Takata Recall Has Been Denied"Takata. Recall.
Two words that I'm tired of typing and you're sick of hearing about. Yet here we are with another recall of 816,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles that have ticking time-bombs for airbags. Some vehicles are being recalled for the second time.…
keep reading article "Ford Tire-Deep in Another Takata Recall"Ford is recalling 1.9 million vehicles to replace dangerous Takata airbag inflators which have been known to explode.
The inflators that need to be replaced are in the passenger-side frontal airbags. See the full list of recalled vehicles.
Takata's inflators don't contain a drying agent called desiccate. Over time, the ammonium nitrate inside the inflator can become unstable when exposed to heat and humidity. If they do explode, metal shrapnel can shoot throughout the cabin and has injured, or in some cases killed the people inside. Yikes!…
keep reading article "Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles for Takata Airbags"The pawl spring problem continues to grow, as Ford has announced an expansion of their previous door latch recall.
That recall is now expanded by 156,000 cars bringing the total to almost 546,000 cars recalled for door latch problems. The expanded recall includes the 2011-14 Ford Fiesta, 2013-14 Ford Fusion and 2013-14 Lincoln MKZ vehicles.
The question becomes, how many other Ford vehicles use the same defective pawl springs?
keep reading article "Ford's Door Latch Recall Expands by Another 156,000 Cars"